Rani Kapur moves Supreme Court in fresh plea; judge says Sunjay Kapur estate dispute makes Mahabharat look small

NEW DELHI: Rani Kapur, the 80-year-old mother of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, has moved the Supreme Court with a fresh plea seeking directions to restrain Priya Sachdev Kapur, the third wife of Sunjay Kapur, along with certain other respondents, from interfering with the functioning of the “RK Family Trust” during the pendency of the mediation proceedings initiated by the court on May 7.In her plea, Rani Kapur has also sought a stay on the Board Meeting of the company scheduled for May 18. The meeting is being convened pursuant to the Notice and Agenda dated May 8 issued by Raghuvanshi Investment Private Limited, which holds a major part of the disputed family estate.The matter was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Tuesday by counsel appearing for Rani Kapur. During the hearing, the counsel contended that the proposed board meeting was intended to appoint additional directors to the Board.A bench led by Chief Justice of India JB Pardiwala agreed to list the matter for hearing on May 14, Thursday.During the proceedings the judge said, “We have entered into an arena. Mahabharat will look very small. We will look into it."(With agency inputs)