Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, who is representing the children of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur and his ex-wife, Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, recently told the Delhi High Court on Monday that the will attributed to Kapur was allegedly a forged and fabricated document filled with “contradictions, irregularities, and suspicious details.”
Glaring errors in Sunjay Kapoor`s will
Karisma Kapoor`s children, Samaira and Kiaan, on Monday challenged the authenticity of the purported will of their late father, Sunjay Kapur, before the Delhi High Court. They claimed that there were “glaring errors” in the document and that it could not have been prepared by their late father.
The counsel noted there were “bloopers” in the will, which were “very uncharacteristic” of Sunjay Kapur, “who was always meticulous.” The advocate argued, “He had a very good relationship with his children. How can he have written his daughter`s address wrong and misspelt his son`s name in multiple places in the will.” He added that the alleged will “demeans” Sunjay Kapur.
“It is so casual. There are glaring errors in this will. This is not a will which Sunjay Kapur had prepared, read or made,” Jehmalani said. He further added that there was no evidence that anyone else prepared the will except the children`s stepmother, Priya Kapur. “If this will is a forgery, then only one person could have forged it,” the counsel stated.
Timeline of Sunjay Kapur`s will
According to Jethmalani, the first draft of the will was created on February 10, 2025, on the device of Nitin Sharma, and later modified on March 17 and March 24, despite the will being said to have been executed on March 21. “If the will was finalised on the 21st, why was it modified again three days later? There are now two versions,” he said.
He added that the document`s metadata showed it was “transferred from another computer,” raising doubts about its authenticity. “The note at the bottom of the file itself says it might be blocked because it came from another system that makes its source highly doubtful,” Jethmalani said, calling it “an uncertified and unreliable document.”
The senior counsel also alleged that two wills, one for the husband and another for the wife, were being prepared at the same time, but were not mutual wills, and that there was no proper explanation for this. He further questioned WhatsApp chats allegedly used to share the will, saying screenshots were taken from two different phones, and no digital evidence certificate had been submitted.
“There was a race to deliver the will immediately after the cremation,” Jethmalani said, adding that the original document was handed over between the defendants on the day condolences were offered. “We`ve only seen a copy. The original hasn`t been inspected yet.”
The petitioners have alleged that Priya Kapur received more than 60 percent of the assets, while others were left with a much smaller share. “Those who forged the will benefited directly. Nitin Sharma became a company director just a day after the funeral,” Jethmalani said, adding that forgery of a will is punishable with life imprisonment.
He also claimed that the executor of the will was never informed of her appointment. “That is highly unnatural for someone as aware and educated as Mr Kapur,” he said.
The court will continue hearing the matter tomorrow.
(With inputs from ANI)
