‘Wife Vs Wife’: Priya Sachdev Backs Sunjay Kapur’s Will, Says She Should Be Preferred Over Karisma

In the ongoing legal battle over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s will, Priya Kapur mounted a strong defence in the Delhi High Court through senior advocate Rajiv Nayyar, who described the dispute as

“wife versus wife,” arguing that “obviously the current wife would be preferred over the estranged one.”

Nayyar and Priya Kapur’s legal team questioned the maintainability of the suit filed by actor Karisma Kapoor’s children, terming their challenge to the will baseless.

Defending its authenticity, Priya told the court, “If the will is forged, will I spell my own son’s name wrong?”

Nayyar further argued that Sunjay Kapur had not excluded his children but had made provisions for them separately, stating, “He didn’t provide for the children in the will because he provided for them in the trust.”

Rajiv Nayyar, appearing for Priya Kapur, on Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to dismiss the plea filed by actor Karisma Kapoor’s children, calling their challenge to Sunjay Kapur’s will “bogus.”

Arguing that the claim lacked merit, Nayyar said, “It’s a fit case to turn down the plaint. The claim is bereft of cause — they never challenged the will.” He added that the children were fully aware of the will before filing the suit and that their objections were baseless.

“It’s a bogus challenge, they knew about the will prior to the filing of the suit,” Nayyar told the court. He further noted that the meeting concerning the will had taken place at the Taj Hotel, which, he stressed, falls under the jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court.

Senior advocate Rajiv Nayyar questioned the very basis of the forgery claim, arguing that the plaintiffs had failed to establish any foundational grounds in their pleadings.

“How will you set up a case for forgery without having the foundation in the pleadings?” he asked.

Nayyar also dismissed the plaintiffs’ contention regarding the timing of the will’s discovery, saying, “Is the discovery of the will after seven weeks a ground to challenge the will?”

Defending the document’s validity, Nayyar said, “He didn’t provide for the children in the will because he provided for them in the trust.”

He further raised questions about the maintainability of the suit, urging the court to curb such litigation at the outset. “Such litigation should be nipped in the bud,” he asserted.

While hearing the case on Monday, the Delhi High Court continued proceedings in the civil suit filed by actor Karisma Kapoor’s children, who have challenged the authenticity of a will allegedly executed by their late father, industrialist Sunjay Kapur.

The children have sought a share in his personal assets, claiming that the will submitted to the court is forged and fabricated.

Representing the plaintiffs, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani pointed out several inconsistencies in the document, describing it as filled with contradictions and suspicious details.

He argued that the style and language of the will could not have been written by Sunjay Kapur, noting glaring errors such as the use of feminine pronouns to describe the testator. “It is absurd that the Will refers to Sunjay Kapur as a woman. It shows the audacity of those who have produced such a document in court,” he said.

On September 10, the high court asked Priya to give a list of his assets to the court.

Samaira and Kiaan Raj have challenged his purported will and sought shares in his assets reportedly worth Rs 30,000 crore. Priya, meanwhile, informed the court that they have already received Rs 1,900 crore from the family trust