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Informist, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026

 

--SC: Preliminary mediation report on family trust positive, satisfactory 

--CONTEXT: SC ordered mediation in Sunjay Kapur family trust ownership case 

--SC: Hopeful Sunjay Kapur family trust dispute will get resolved amicably 

--SC: Will wait for one more mediation report by Nov on Kapur family trust 

 

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday said that the manner in which late businessman Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur and his mother Rani Kapur have participated in the mediation proceedings, it was hopeful that all the disputes over the ownership of the family trust, which holds a stake in Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd., will get resolved amicably. The bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Vinod Chandran said that it was happy to note that the preliminary mediation report given by former chief justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is positive and satisfactory, and all the parties are cooperating.

 

The court noted that the mediator had said that parties have agreed to continue further discussion to explore the avenue of crystallising a holistic settlement. The apex court said that it will wait for one more mediation report by November. The court said that the fees of mediator Chandrachud shall be paid from the family trust, observing that there should not be any more debate on it. The court's order on fees came after Rani Kapur said that she did not have the money to pay the mediator. "If the mediation fails, we will allow you all to proceed in accordance with law. But don't allow that day to come," said the court. 

 

In May, the Supreme Court had referred Priya Kapur and Rani Kapur to mediation to resolve the dispute over the ownership of the family trust and appointed Chandrachud as the mediator to resolve the dispute. The apex court's order came after all the parties agreed to go for mediation. "It's a family dispute; let it be confined among the family only. It should not be a source of entertainment," said the court. The mediation would be confined to disputes among family members and all the parties should participate in the mediation proceedings with an open mind, said the court. "This being a family affair, the endeavour on their part should be to get the disputes resolved at the earliest," said the court. It would await a preliminary report from the mediator before proceeding further, said the court 

 

Sunjay Kapur, former chairman of auto parts company Sona BLW Precision Forgings, died in the UK while playing polo, with initial reports citing cardiac arrest as the cause. His death triggered a bitter power struggle within the Kapur family over control and inheritance of the Sona Group empire. Kapur's father was a pioneer of India's auto components industry and had founded the group.

 

Earlier this year, Rani Kapur had moved the high court seeking to scrap the RK Family Trust and all assets and benefits in the trust be given to her. Rani Kapur said that Sunjay Kapur and Priya Kapur had fraudulently diverted her entire family legacy, estate, and movable and immovable assets originally inherited by her to the RK Family Trust. Rani Kapur had sought a permanent injunction against Priya Kapur and others from utilising or acting in furtherance of the RK Family Trust in any manner whatsoever. She has sought rendition of accounts of the RK Family Trust, from its inception, among other relief. 

 

On her part, Priya Kapur alleged perjury against Rani Kapur and sought dismissal of the latter's suit, alleging that she had grossly abused the process of the court, constituted a fraud upon the court by concealing and suppressing material facts and documents, and knowingly made false statements. The Delhi High Court is currently hearing both parties' cases without passing an order on the preservation of assets under the trust.

 

At 1238 IST, shares of Sona BLW Precision Forgings were down 2.2% at INR 796.75 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

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Reported by Surya Tripathi

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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