# Supreme Court suggests mediation in Sridevi land dispute 2026-09-16T11:57:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Boney Kapoor and his daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor to attempt mediation to resolve a dispute over a Chennai land parcel once owned by the late actress Sridevi. A bench of Justices K V Viswanathan and Arun Palli said it would appoint a retired high court judge as mediator and posted the next hearing for December 18. The dispute involves 2.7 to 4.77 acres of land in Sholinganallur, purchased by Sridevi in 1988 through a sale deed. After her death in 2018, Kapoor transferred the property to himself and his daughters. Three claimants, MC Sivakami, MC Natarajan and their mother Chandrabhanu, challenged the sale deed in a Chennai court in January 2025, asserting they were legal heirs of MC Chandrasekaran, who originally possessed the land. The Madras High Court rejected the suit in April-May 2026, ruling it was time-barred since it was filed nearly 40 years after the 1988 sale. The claimants appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing the High Court conducted a mini-trial and that their claim should have proceeded. The court has directed status quo on the property until the next hearing. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Hindustan Times and Telugu360.com report the court proceedings without commentary, sticking to the legal timeline and arguments. ABP Live, by contrast, foregrounds the dispute's intensity and adds unsourced estimates of Sridevi's estate, including a Rs 250 crore figure and royalty details irrelevant to the land case. The reliable core across sources is consistent: the Supreme Court has not ruled on merits but pushed for mediation. The December 18 hearing will show whether the parties accept a mediator or force a contested verdict. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight court-reporting with no editorial slant - telugu360.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of court developments, no slant - news.abplive.com (sensationalist) Leads with drama of dispute and includes speculative royalty figures Tags: Boney Kapoor, Chennai, Madras High Court, Sridevi, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-asks-boney-kapoor-family-to-mediate-sridevi-land-dispute/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-asks-boney-kapoor-family-to-mediate-sridevi-land-dispute/#story-in-brief