HC questions Sunjay's wife on petition to list assets in sealed cover
New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday questioned Sunjay Kapur's wife, Priya Kapur, over her request to keep the details of her late businessman husband's assets and liabilities confidential in an ongoing partition suit filed by Samaira and Kiaan Kapur over their father's estate, even as it asked her to suggest a method for maintaining confidentiality without restricting the children's rights.
Samaira (20) and Kiaan Kapur (15) are the children of Sunjay Kapur and actor Karishma Kapoor -- the couple divorced in 2016 -- and Priya Kapur is Sunjay Kapur's widow.
A bench of justice Jyoti Singh raised the questions while hearing Priya's application seeking permission to file the list of personal assets and liabilities of Sunjay Kapur in a sealed cover, with an order for the parties to maintain confidentiality.
In her application, she had asserted that the list contained financial information and its unrestricted disclosure could result in irreparable harm to the parties in the partition suit. The same was filed following the court's September 10 order asking her to file a list of Sunjay's assets known to her as of June 12, 2025, the day he died.
This was after the children's lawyer objected to the application, asserting that confidentiality would limit their ability to verify. "...There is nothing left in the bank account... How much will go in a sealed cover? Then they say give a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). How will I verify...?" the lawyer said.
Considering the contentions, the court opined that such an approach was problematic, particularly because the children, as alleged beneficiaries of the estate, had the right to verify or question the asset details.
"They (Karishma Kapur's children) have the right to question the assets disclosed," Justice Singh said to senior advocate Shyel Trehan, appearing for Priya. Justice Singh thus asked Priya's counsel, Shyel Trehan, to suggest a method for maintaining confidentiality without restricting children's rights by Friday. Considering the contention, Trehan agreed to come up with a holistic suggestion, which would be beneficial to all the parties in the suit....
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