Delhi HC Restrains Priya Kapur from Kapur Estate Transfers

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued an interim order restraining Priya Kapur, the widow of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, from dissipating or transferring key assets of his estate, valued at around 30,000 crore rupees, while granting relief to his children from a previous marriage.

Justice Jyoti Singh ruled that suspicious circumstances surrounding a purported will, dated March 21, 2025, raised by the children Samaira and Kiaan Kapur as well as Sunjay Kapur's mother Rani Kapur, must be addressed by Priya Kapur at trial. The judge noted that the estate requires preservation pending the suit's outcome to prevent potential injustice, observing that the children had established a prima facie case. The order mandates maintaining the status quo, prohibiting changes to equity shareholdings in three Indian companies, withdrawals from provident funds and specified bank accounts except for children's liabilities, alienation of certain personal assets including artworks, and transfers of cryptocurrencies held by the late industrialist. Foreign immovable assets remain unaffected, and account statements must be filed.

The suit, filed last September by Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor on...