New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Delhi High Court has directed Priya Kapur, the widow of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, and his sister Mandhira Kapur Smith to refrain from making public statements against each other, as a defamation dispute between the two women escalates into parallel civil and criminal proceedings.

Delhi High Court hasalso issued summons in the defamation suit filed by Priya Kapoor against Mandira Kapoor and has also proposed that the parties consider resolving the dispute through mediation.

As Bar and Bench reported, the order was passed by a bench led by Justice Mini Pushkarna while hearing a defamation suit filed by Priya Kapur, who has alleged that Mandhira Kapur Smith made defamatory insinuations about her marriage, inc...