Rani Kapur has moved the Delhi High Court seeking cancellation of the Rani Kapur Family Trust, alleging it was created fraudulently to remove her from her estate. She also accuses Sunjay Kapur and Priya Kapur of forgery therein.
In a new development in the ongoing dispute over the Kapur family’s assets, Rani Kapur, the mother of the late businessman Sunjay Kapur, has initiated legal action in the Delhi High Court to cancel the Rani Kapur Family Trust.
This trust holds a significant stake in Sona Comstar, an automotive component manufacturer, with its value estimated in the thousands of crores.
A separate case regarding the control of Sunjay Kapur’s assets is already before the Delhi High Court.
The lawsuit has been filed through the law firm Vidhii Partners.
In her lawsuit, the 80-year-old Rani Kapur has claimed that the trust was established fraudulently and has been used to remove her from her entire estate, including her influence over the Sona Group of companies. She has accused Priya Kapur, Sunjay Kapur’s widow, of being the “chief mastermind” behind the alleged conspiracy.
Rani Kapur alleges that Priya Kapur acted quickly after Sunjay Kapur’s death to take control of crucial Sona Group companies without notifying her.
The lawsuit asserts that after Rani Kapur suffered a stroke in 2017, her late son Sunjay Kapur and his third wife, Priya Kapur, manipulated her physical dependence and trust to execute a complicated scheme that transferred all her assets to the RK Family Trust without her informed consent.
She contends that she was coerced into signing documents, including blank sheets, under the guise of administrative convenience.
The suit states,
“It is submitted that by means of a complex web of illegal transactions undertaken by the Defendant Nos. 1 [Priya Kapur] to 9 in an unfortunate collusion with the Plaintiff’s now deceased son, Late Mr. Sunjay Kapur, all the Plaintiff’s assets vest in one fraudulent Trust titled – RK Family Trust, without her knowledge. The entire fraud perpetrated upon the Plaintiff has only now been discovered post the demise of her Late Son, who also passed away under mysterious circumstances, on 12.06.2025, and the series of events that have unfolded immediately thereafter,”
Rani Kapur has named 23 entities as defendants in the case, including Priya Kapur and seven of her grandchildren, two of whom are children of Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor.
Background of the Case
The personal estate dispute of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur has been pending before the Delhi High Court for several months and forms the background to the ongoing inheritance battle within his family. The case involves conflicting claims by his widow, Priya Sachdev Kapur, his mother Rani Kapur, and his children from his earlier marriage with actor Karisma Kapoor, namely Samaira Kapur and Kiaan Raj Kapur.
The dispute began after Sunjay Kapur’s children and his mother approached the High Court alleging that the will relied upon by Priya Kapur was forged.
They challenged its validity and claimed that it does not reflect Sunjay Kapur’s true intentions regarding his multi-million-dollar personal estate. As part of the civil proceedings, they sought an interim injunction to prevent Priya Kapur from dealing with or managing the estate until the issue is finally decided.
During the hearings, Priya Kapur denied all allegations of forgery and concealment of assets, while Sunjay Kapur’s mother questioned the disclosure of his income and bank balances.
Previously, Priya Kapur’s son challenged the authenticity of the will purportedly belonging to their father, opposing the claims made by Karisma Kapoor’s children and asserting that their challenge was founded on “speculation and guesswork.”
Earlier, On November 20, Priya Kapur informed the High Court that it is a customary practice for a husband to leave all his assets to his wife, countering the assertion made by Karisma Kapoor’s children that their father’s alleged will emerged under questionable circumstances.
The High Court had previously allowed Priya Sachdev Kapur to file a list of Sunjay Kapur’s movable and immovable assets in a sealed envelope. Justice Jyoti Singh was reviewing her request to submit these asset details confidentially, along with a commitment that neither party would share this information with the media.
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