Karisma Kapoor’s children are fighting a legal battle against Sunjay Kapur’s widowed wife Priya Kapur in the court. Sunjay Kapur passed away in June this year, but soon after his demise, there’s been a family feud regarding his will and Rs 30,000 crore estate. Karisma’s children filed a plea in court, alleging that Priya has forged his will. This matter is currently subjudice and here are some updates from the hearing which happened on Thursday, December 4.
Argument to fee payment of Karisma Kapoor’s daughter Samaira Kapoor
For those not in the know, in the last hearing, Karisma’s daughter alleged that two months of her fees were unpaid. This led to the court to remind both the parties to avoid melodrama. However, Priya’s lawyer, Sheyl Trehan, presented extensive documentation to counter the earlier claim that the children’s university fees had not been cleared. She produced a Rs 95-lakh-per-semester receipt, confirming the payment was already made, and clarified that the next instalment for the second semester is only due in December. Now in the latest hearing, Senior Counsel of the Plaintiffs, Mahesh Jethmalani, who is representing Karisma’s children presented some arguments to the court. Jethmalini stated that Payments made towards children’s fees and living expenses stem from binding Supreme Court directions in earlier matrimonial proceedings, rather than from any voluntary largesse. The compliance with court-mandated obligations cannot be re-packaged as discretionary generosity, nor can it justify a Will that substantially dilutes the children’s inheritance rights.
Sunjay Kapur called ‘digital ghost’ in the Will
In his arguments, Jethmalaini further referred to Sanjay Kapur as a “digital ghost” with regard to the Will, stressing that there is no email, message, instruction, or confirmation from Sunjay Kapur showing that he was involved in preparing or approving it. Even the WhatsApp chats shown by those supporting the Will do not include any direct involvement from him. According to her, the lack of a digital trace from someone known to be a tech-savvy businessman is at odds with the claim that this was a well-thought-out estate decision.The Will is said to have been made in March 2025, when Kapur was reportedly healthy, actively working, and financially comfortable. There was no sign of any medical emergency or outside pressure at the time. Counsel asked the Court to question why his intentions regarding his property would change so drastically all of a sudden, especially when it was claimed that proper trust arrangements for his children were already in place. With no clear reason or supporting evidence for such a sudden change, the timing only increases the doubts surrounding the Will. Further, no one has certified the digital records properly as required under Section 63 of the Indian Evidence Act. There is no certification for the phones belonging to Sunjay, Priya, or Dinesh, despite their phones being central to the WhatsApp chat. Therefore, the WhatsApp messages should not even be considered as evidence. Go to Source
