The Madras High Court has issued an interim stay in a property dispute involving the late actress Sridevi, pausing proceedings before a civil court in Chengalpattu. This decision brings relief to Sridevi’s family, who are contesting conflicting claims over a significant piece of land along Chennai’s East Coast Road.
The dispute revolves around 4.77 acres of land that Sridevi acquired in 1988 from the family of Sambandha Mudaliar. Records show that Sridevi and her family have held and enjoyed the property for more than thirty years.
Following the issuance of a legal heir certificate by three individuals, including Natarajan and Sivagami, claiming a share in the property as the son and daughter of Chandrasekaran Mudaliar’s second wife, a civil suit was filed at the Chengalpattu Additional District Court. In response, Sridevi’s husband, film producer Boney Kapoor, and their daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, sought the dismissal of the suit, which was declined by the court.
The Kapoor family, dissatisfied with the court’s decision, approached the Madras High Court to challenge the suit’s validity. They alleged that the claimants had fraudulently obtained the legal heir certificate through falsified documents and raised concerns about the claimants’ legal status as heirs. The High Court’s interim stay suspends further proceedings in the Chengalpattu court, with a final hearing scheduled for March 26, signaling a critical phase in resolving the conflicting claims.
