New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- In a fresh twist in the ongoing dispute over late Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur's will, the Delhi High Court on Friday removed the name of Mandhira Kapur, Sunjay Kapur's sister, from the case, clarifying that she is not a party to the proceedings.

The order followed a plea by Priya Kapur, widow and Sunjay Kapur's third wife, who alleged that Mandhira Kapur had attempted a 'backdoor entry' into the matter. Priya Kapur's plea noted that the lead counsel said to represent Mandhira Kapur had neither appeared in court nor made any submissions, even when the Bench called upon all lawyers to be present.

The plea stated, "Upon careful perusal of the case history of the captioned suit from the website of the Hon'ble H...