India, Jan. 21 -- The Patiala Court in Delhi has issued a notice to industrialist Sunjay Kapur's sister, Mandhira Kapur Smith, based on a defamation suit filed by his wife, Priya Kapur. This comes days after Priya had filed a case against Mandhira, citing 'serious reputational harm'. The notice was issued to Sunjay's sister on Wednesday, with Priya's lawyer claiming that Mandhira had previously also taken Sunjay to court.

After finding sufficient grounds to proceed in the criminal defamation complaint filed by Priya under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the court issued a notice to Mandhira on Wednesday. The matter is now listed for appearance on March 12, with Mandhira called to appear in court on that date...