New Delhi, February 11 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of Rani Kapur, the mother of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, to a plea filed by her daughter-in-law, Priya Kapur, alleging that the lawsuit filed by the mother-in-law against the family trust was based on false statements.
Justice Mini Pushkarna issued a notice to Rani Kapur in response to an application by Priya Kapur seeking action against her for perjury under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and asked her to file a reply.
The application, filed in the ongoing proceedings on the lawsuit, alleged that there are "unassailable documents," such as affidavits and photographs, to show that Rani Kapur made a "deliberate and false statement under oath" that she did not sign the RK Family Trust Deed or read its contents.
The court also issued a notice to Rani Kapur in response to Priya's plea seeking dismissal of the lawsuit for concealing and suppressing material information.
The application alleged that the plaintiff had engaged in "gross abuse of process," which amounted to fraud on the court.
In her lawsuit against her daughter-in-law, Priya Kapur, and others, Rani Kapur has sought that the purported family trust be declared "null and void." She has alleged that the trust, which was constituted in her name in October 2017, was the product of "forged, fabricated, and fraudulent" documents, and that she had been wrongly deprived of all her rights, assets, and legacy.
The 80-year-old Rani Kapur has sought a direction to permanently restrain the defendants—her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and others, including grandchildren—from utilizing or acting in furtherance of the "RK Family Trust" in any manner whatsoever.
In her lawsuit, Rani Kapur stated that she was the sole beneficiary of the entire estate of her late husband, Surinder Kapur, who was the promoter of various businesses, including the 'Sona Group of Companies,' and that a "systematic fraud" was committed on her when the assets were transferred to the "RK Family Trust."
Until his death, Sunjay had never confirmed to Rani Kapur that she had actually been deprived of all her rights, assets, and legacy, and had never provided her with a copy of the purported RK Family Trust Deed, the plea claimed.
"Through a complex web of illegal transactions undertaken by the defendants Nos. 1 to 9 (Priya Kapur and others) in collusion with the plaintiff's now deceased son, late Sunjay Kapur, all the plaintiff's assets have vested in one fraudulent trust titled - RK Family Trust, without her knowledge," the lawsuit said.
Sunjay Kapur passed away on June 12 after collapsing during a polo match in England. He reportedly suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
A plea by Karisma Kapoor's two children challenging the authenticity of the purported will of their late father is also pending in the high court, with the children accusing his wife Priya Kapur of being "greedy."
On February 10, the court had asked the mother, wife, and family members of late Sunjay Kapur to "peacefully" resolve their differences and not let the "blessing" of "financial wealth" turn into a "curse."
The case will be heard again in March.
