India, May 12 -- The Supreme Court's attempt to broker peace in the bitter inheritance dispute within the family of late businessman Sunjay Kapur appeared to hit an early hurdle on Tuesday, barely days after former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud was appointed as mediator, with Kapur's mother Rani Kapur accusing her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur of attempting a "forced takeover" of the disputed estate even during the pendency of the court-monitored mediation process.

Rani Kapur moved a fresh application before the apex court alleging that Priya Kapur and others were continuing efforts to assume control over key companies and assets linked to the family estate despite the mediation order passed on May 7.

The applicati...