Boney Kapoor has approached the Madras High Court, alleging that three individuals are unlawfully claiming rights to a property in Chennai that was purchased by his late wife, actress Sridevi. The property in question is located on East Coast Road (ECR) and was originally bought by Sridevi in 1988.

Kapoor's petition seeks the cancellation of what he claims is a "fraudulent legal heirship certificate" that the three individuals obtained. He argues that these individuals are causing trouble by initiating multiple civil proceedings and approaching revenue authorities to stake their claim on the property.

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court has directed the Tambaram Taluk Tahsildar to make a decision within four weeks regarding Kapoor's representation to cancel the legal heirship certificate issued to the three claimants. This order came as the court disposed of a writ petition filed by Kapoor, seeking direction to the Chengalpattu District Collector and the Tambaram Taluk Tahsildar to act on his representation made in April of this year.

In his plea, Kapoor explained that Sridevi purchased the land in 1998 from M.C. Sambanda Mudaliar of Mylapore, and her family has been in possession of the property since then, using it as a farmhouse. Mudaliar, the original title holder, had three sons and two daughters who divided their property in 1960. Sridevi's purchase and registration of the property were based on this partition deed.

The dispute arose when the three individuals, claiming to be the second wife and two children of one of Mudaliar's sons, presented a 2005 heirship certificate to claim a share in the property. Kapoor has contested the Tambaram Tahsildar's jurisdiction to issue the certificate, arguing that Mudaliar's family resided in Mylapore, not Tambaram.

Kapoor further challenged the validity of the alleged second marriage, stating that it purportedly occurred in 1975, while the man's first wife was still alive until 1999. He asserts that the claimants do not qualify as Class I or Class II legal heirs under the Hindu Succession Act.

The film producer has accused the trio of harassing him by filing civil suits and petitions with revenue authorities to support their false claim to the property. The Madras High Court is now tasked with resolving the dispute and determining the validity of the heirship certificate.