New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 -- The Supreme Court's decision to send the high-profile Kapur family dispute over late Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur's estimated Rs.30,000-crore estate to mediation under former chief justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has drawn attention to how Indian courts are handling promoter-family battles outside traditional courtroom litigation.

Mint explains whether mediation can really solve inheritance battles that carry financial and emotional stakes, and how mediation works in high-profile family business disputes.

The inheritance battle emerged last year after Sunjay Kapur, the then chairman of Sona Comstar, one of India's largest automotive technology and EV component makers, died following a heart attack.

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