Rani Kapur Appeals to Supreme Court Over Family Trust Dispute
Sunjay Kapur's mother moves SC against Priya Kapur over family trust
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Rani Kapur, the 80-year-old mother of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court of India seeking to prevent his third wife, Priya Sachdev Kapur, from interfering with the RK Family Trust during ongoing mediation. The dispute involves assets valued at approximately ₹30,000 crore (roughly $3.6 billion USD).
- 01Rani Kapur seeks to restrain Priya Kapur from interfering with the RK Family Trust.
- 02The dispute involves assets worth nearly ₹30,000 crore (approximately $3.6 billion USD).
- 03A Supreme Court bench will hear the plea on May 14.
- 04Priya Kapur's counsel argues that the Delhi High Court's interim order is routine and balanced.
- 05The ongoing legal battle has raised concerns about the preservation of the family estate.
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Rani Kapur, the mother of the late businessman Sunjay Kapur, has approached the Supreme Court of India with a plea to prevent Priya Sachdev Kapur, Sunjay's third wife, from interfering with the RK Family Trust during ongoing mediation proceedings initiated by the court on May 7. Rani Kapur's plea also requests a stay on a scheduled Board Meeting of Raghuvanshi Investment Private Limited, which holds a significant portion of the family estate, set for May 18. The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice JB Pardiwala, is set to hear the case on May 14.
The dispute, involving assets estimated at ₹30,000 crore (approximately $3.6 billion USD), is currently being adjudicated in the Delhi High Court, which has issued an interim order to preserve the estate until a final decision is made. Priya Kapur's legal team has described the High Court's order as routine and balanced, asserting that she has voluntarily agreed to preserve the assets. However, the court noted that there are
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The outcome of this legal dispute could significantly affect the distribution of a substantial family estate, impacting the beneficiaries involved.
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