The Supreme Court has urged the parties involved in a bitter inheritance dispute linked to the late businessman Sunjay Kapur to explore mediation, even as it issued notice on a plea filed by his mother, octogenarian Rani Kapur.
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi underscored that a prolonged courtroom battle, particularly involving an 80-year-old litigant, would serve little purpose.
The court issued notice to Sunjay Kapur’s widow, Priya Sachdev Kapur, and over 20 other respondents, while keeping open the possibility of adjudicating the matter on merits if mediation efforts fail.
The court emphasized that it would first attempt to persuade parties to settle the dispute before proceeding further.
The case is now scheduled to be listed next week.
