Chandrachud Enters the Kapur Estate Fight
The Supreme Court is pulling Sunjay Kapur’s inheritance battle out of the public arena and into mediation, giving Priya Kapur time and Rani Kapur a chance to freeze the narrative.
The Supreme Court has appointed former chief justice DY Chandrachud to mediate the dispute between Rani Kapur and Priya Kapur over Sunjay Kapur’s personal assets, after both sides agreed to try settlement, according to 
LiveMint and 
LiveLaw. The court also told the family to stop speaking publicly or on social media, and set the next hearing for early August, with a preliminary mediation report due before then, LiveMint reported.
The court is trying to control escalation
This is not just a family settlement push; it is a bid by the bench to control a high-value succession fight before it hardens into a full-scale corporate and reputational war. 
NDTV reported that the mediation is limited to the RK Family Trust and related Sona Comstar-linked assets, not the wider legal questions around Sunjay Kapur’s will. That matters because it narrows the battlefield: Rani Kapur is contesting a trust she says was used to divert family assets, while Priya Kapur’s position is strengthened if the dispute is confined to private mediation instead of open litigation.
The Supreme Court’s insistence on silence is equally revealing. LiveLaw said the bench urged the parties to keep the dispute out of public view and warned that otherwise it would become “long drawn litigation.” That is the court signaling a preference for damage containment over legal theatrics — a clear gain for whichever side can negotiate without losing face.
Who holds leverage now
The immediate leverage sits with the court-appointed mediator and the timetable. Rani Kapur, who is elderly and claims the trust was created without her informed consent, wants preservation of assets and a reversal of transfers, according to 
Daijiworld. Priya Kapur benefits if mediation delays a definitive judicial finding while she keeps operational control over the estate-linked companies. In other words, the process itself becomes leverage.
There is also a broader governance angle for 
India watchers: estate fights at the top of promoter families often spill into boardrooms, especially where a trust structure intersects with listed-company control. NDTV said all family members involved, including Sunjay Kapur’s children from his earlier marriage, have agreed to participate in mediation. That reduces the chance of an immediate fracture, but it does not resolve the underlying question: who ultimately controls the family’s cash flow, voting rights, and legacy assets.
What to watch next
The key moment is the preliminary report from Chandrachud before the August hearing, LiveLaw reported. If he signals movement, the court can keep the matter in mediation and away from public escalation. If not, the dispute returns to the Delhi High Court track, where asset preservation, trust validity, and control of the Sona-linked estate will stay contested. For the moment, the Supreme Court has done the one thing it can do fastest: force the family to choose settlement or prolonged litigation.
