The Delhi High Court has excluded Mandhira Kapur, sister of the late businessman Sunjay Kapur, from the ongoing legal battle concerning his estate, estimated to be worth ₹3,000 crore. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed an application filed by Priya Kapur, Sunjay's widow, seeking the removal of Mandhira's name from the court order in the proceedings related to his purported will.

The dispute over Sunjay Kapur's estate intensified after his children with his former wife, actress Karisma Kapoor—Samaira and Kiaan—approached the court seeking a share of their late father's assets. The children, represented by Karisma Kapoor, alleged that their stepmother, Priya Kapur, had forged the will to secure total control over the estate following Sunjay’s death in London on June 12, 2025. The coroner's report cited left ventricular hypertrophy and ischemic heart disease as the cause of death.

The contested will, dated March 21, 2025, allegedly leaves Sunjay Kapur's entire estate to Priya Kapur, his third wife. Samaira and Kiaan claim they were wrongfully excluded and have accused Priya Kapur of forging the will. The suit lists Priya Kapur, her son, Sunjay Kapur's mother Rani Kapur, and the purported executor, Shradha Suri Marwah, as defendants.

Priya Kapur contended that Mandhira's legal representatives had not been present in court nor made any submissions during the hearings. In her plea, Priya claimed Mandhira sought “a backdoor entry” into the inheritance case, calling it a "mischievous attempt to mislead the court" and "an abuse of process of law". Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, representing Priya Kapur, echoed this sentiment, stating that including Mandhira's name was an attempt to gain backdoor entry into the case.

The High Court clarified that its previous order, which inadvertently noted the presence of Mandhira's legal counsel, would be rectified. The court had initially noted the appearance of senior advocate Geeta Luthra and others for Mandhira Kapur. However, Luthra later clarified that Mandhira was not a party to the proceedings and had not filed any plea to be heard in the matter, nor had anyone appeared for her.

Rani Kapur, Sunjay's mother, has also joined his children in challenging the validity of his will, arguing that she had been entirely excluded from the estate and seeking a status quo on his assets. Rani Kapur's counsel stated that she, as a Class I heir, has been completely excluded from the purported Will and the RK Family Trust. The court has directed all parties to submit their responses and is expected to decide whether to maintain a freeze on the assets until the dispute over the will is resolved.

The children claim that Priya, along with associates, concealed the will for over seven weeks and disclosed it only at a family meeting on July 30, 2025. They argue that the will is forged and fabricated, citing suspicious circumstances and the refusal to provide them with a copy. They seek a declaration as Class I legal heirs under the Hindu Succession Act, a partition of the estate granting each child a one-fifth share, and an interim freezing of all personal assets of Sunjay Kapur to prevent misuse.

The court has instructed Priya Kapur to disclose a complete list of all movable and immovable assets owned by her late husband as of June 12, 2025 and also required that the original will be produced in a sealed envelope for examination.