Film producer Boney Kapoor has approached the Madras High Court, challenging claims made by three individuals who asserted ownership rights over late actress Sridevi’s farmhouse on East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai.

According to Kapoor’s petition, Sridevi lawfully purchased the farmhouse on April 19, 1988, from M.C. Sambanda Mudaliar, whose family had previously divided the property under a mutual agreement dated February 14, 1960. Kapoor said this agreement formed the basis of Sridevi’s legal acquisition.

The dispute arose when a woman and her children claimed a share of the property, stating she was the second wife of one of Mudaliar’s sons. Kapoor, however, argued that her claim was invalid, stressing that the man’s first wife passed away only in June 1999, while the alleged second marriage was said to have taken place in 1975, making it unlawful.

Kapoor further objected to the Tambaram Taluk Tahsildar’s issuance of a legal heirship certificate to the claimants, calling it beyond the official’s jurisdiction. He requested the court to annul the certificate and prevent any transfer of ownership.

Hearing the petition, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh directed the Tahsildar to review the matter and deliver a fresh decision within four weeks.

The Chennai farmhouse holds deep emotional value for the Kapoor family, who have spent significant time there. Boney Kapoor married Sridevi in 1996, and the couple had two daughters, Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor. Sridevi tragically passed away in February 2018 in Dubai.