Ex-cji appointed to mediate in dispute over kapur estate
New Delhi, May 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud as mediator to facilitate a settlement in the high-stakes inheritance dispute within the family of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, after warring factions agreed to attempt a negotiated resolution before the top court.
The court advised Kapur's family members not to make the dispute over the deceased's estate "a source of entertainment for others", observing that parties should not make it "more murky".
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan proposed the name of Justice Chandrachud after the senior counsel appearing for the parties conveyed their willingness to sit across the table and explore mediation.
"The only thing required is a positive frame of mind.and an approach that 'we want to resolve it'." said the bench, making it clear that the mediation was presently confined to the petition filed by octogenarian Rani Kapur, seeking protection of the estate and a restraint on alleged interference with the assets of the Sona Group.P5...
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