The Delhi High Court is set to hear a key application on Thursday from Priya Sachdev Kapur, the widow of late businessman Sanjay Kapur. She’s pushing for strict confidentiality around his personal assets to protect sensitive financial details from cybersecurity risks and misuse.
The case lands before Justice Jyoti Singh. In her plea, Priya wants to submit a full list of Sanjay’s movable and immovable assets in a sealed envelope. She also asks the court to make all involved parties— including Sanjay’s children from his first marriage to actor Karisma Kapoor, and his mother Rani Kapur— sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before seeing the documents. As an alternative, she suggests forming a “Confidentiality Club” limited to specific lawyers and reps.
This all ties back to a September 10 court order that required Priya to file a detailed statement of Sanjay’s assets and liabilities as of June 12. During that session, the judge issued summons, set deadlines for arguments, and ordered Priya to hand over the will in her possession in a sealed cover.
The bigger picture here is a heated family dispute over Sanjay Kapur’s multi-crore estate. His children, Samaira and Kiaan Raj Kapur— represented through their mother Karisma Kapoor— have filed the suit. They want a partition of the estate, full accounts of its value, and a permanent ban on Priya or other family members selling or transferring any properties.
The next major hearing comes on October 9, where the court will tackle the kids’ request to block any deals on estate assets in the meantime.
Tensions have run high in recent sessions. Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, speaking for the children, slammed the will’s authenticity. He called it forged and suspicious, pointing out how it suddenly surfaced at the Taj Hotel— with the executor only learning about it a day before. Jethmalani noted the unregistered will never came up despite Sanjay’s promises to secure his kids’ financial future.
Priya’s lawyer, senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, fired back that the children already benefit from family trusts and recently got Rs 1,900 crore. “It’s not as if these people are left on the streets,” he said. “I am a widow with a six-year-old child. For 15 years, they were nowhere to be seen.”
Sanjay’s mother, Rani Kapur, added her voice through senior advocate Vaibhav Gaggar. She claims her rights under the family trust got sidelined after Priya’s marriage. Speaking in court, the 80-year-old Rani expressed worry for her grandchildren: “There’s something unholy going on. I am 80 years old and concerned for my grandchildren. Despite repeated emails, I never received a copy of the will.”
This ongoing will dispute and estate battle highlights the messy side of high-profile family feuds in India.
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