Next course of action can be decided only when Karisma Kapoor & Sunjay Kapur start talking

The high-profile divorce case of actress Karisma Kapoor and her industrialist husband Sunjay Kapur might come to a closure. After a series of accusations and counter-accusations, the Supreme Court (SC) summoned lawyers from both sides and directed them to settle the matter peacefully. The long drawn divorce battle took an ugly turn last week when Karisma filed a case of domestic violence against Sunjay and his mother Rani Surinder Kapur. It was a complaint of mental harassment and an FIR was registered under the Dowry Section - 498 (A): husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty - and Section 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.

The apex court's intervention is being looked as a positive sign for the estranged couple. Mahesh Jethmalani, Karisma's legal counsel, told BT, “The matter was called out by the SC and the couple has been asked to come to a settlement. The other party (Sunjay) had withdrawn his divorce plea by mutual consent on November 27, following which a unilateral petition was filed by his legal team. I suggest we wait till March 8 before making any further comments on this issue since the matter is sub judice.“

When we asked Priya Hingorani (Sunjay's lawyer) if the duo might file for a fresh plea for divorce by mutual consent, she said, “As of now, they are not planning anything on those lines. The SC has asked them to talk and resolve the matter. The next course of action can be decided only when they start talking.“

The next hearing of the case is on March 8.