New Delhi: In a fresh twist in the Sunjay Kapur estate dispute, his wife Priya Kapur has issued notice for removal of her estranged mother-in-law Rani Kapur from the family trust.The move comes days after Rani Kapur issued a notice to remove Priya from the RK family trust.“Your conduct is contrary to the terms of the trust deed and to your fiduciary duties as a trustee. As stated, you have sought a judicial declaration to dissolve the RK Family Trust, aiming to divest the trust of its entire corpus and revert all settled assets to yourself while seeking to void all prior trust actions. Such an attempt to extinguish the trust for your personal gain is a complete breach of your fiduciary duties as a trustee,” Priya Kapur said in a notice to her mother-in-law.Two months ago, Rani Kapur had filed a civil suit in Delhi High Court challenging the validity of the RK Family Trust, claiming personal ownership of the assets. She also opposed Priya Kapur’s appointment to the board of Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar), alleging she was coerced into signing documents and was not aware of the full details at the time.The RK Family Trust, at the centre of the Sunjay Kapur family dispute, derives much of its value from its indirect holding in auto components maker Sona Comstar. The trust holds 65% in Aureus Investment, which in turn owns about 28% promoter stake in Sona Comstar. With Sona Comstar’s market capitalisation at around Rs 30,000 crore, Aureus’ holding is valued at roughly Rs 8,000-8,500 crore, placing the trust’s indirect stake at about Rs 5,000-5,500 crore.The dispute over the validity and administration of the RK Family Trust is currently pending before the Delhi High Court. The trust has four beneficiaries after the removal of Rani, namely, Priya Kapur, her son Azarias, and Sunjay Kapur’s two children with actor Karisma Kapoor, Samaira and Kiaan. Sunjay Kapur died in the UK last year resulting in a massive fight over assets, which also involves the Samaira and Kiaan.Earlier this year, Rani Kapur had moved the HC and alleged that a fraudulent family trust was created to take control of her estate. In the suit, Rani claimed she became aware of the irregularities only after her son’s death in June 2025 and alleged that assets were transferred without her consent.
