Bharat Forge chairman Baba Kalyani’s brother, Gaurishankar Kalyani, has entered the legal fray against their sister’s children, advocating for the court to dismiss their petition for the division of family assets. Gaurishankar filed an application in the Pune Civil Court, contending that his sister’s children lack the entitlement to pursue partition.
Gaurishankar Kalyani, brother of Baba Kalyani and Sugandha Hiremath, said the Suit filed by Sugandha Hiremath’s children is liable to be rejected, as their mother had clear knowledge that she was excluded from the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and had no locus standi.
He has said that his sister Sugandha Hiremath’s children, Sameer Jai Hiremath and Pallavi Swadi, did not have any right to claim partition as they can only claim rights through their mother – Sugandha Hiremath – whose claims are barred by limitation.
The lawsuit, filed by his nephew and niece, Sameer Jai Hiremath and Pallavi Swadi, seeks division of assets within the Kalyani Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). The duo, aiming for a 1/9th share in all assets, petitioned the Pune Civil Court to freeze the HUF’s assets, valued at Rs 65,000-70,000 crore. The siblings have petitioned the civil judge, Senior Division Pune, to halt Baba Kalyani and other senior members of the family from disposing of properties.
Requesting the court to reject the suit, Gaurishankar Kalyani filed two applications before the Pune court. The first sought an extension of time to file his statement, and the second application to reject the partition suit filed by Sameer Hiremath and Pallavi Swadi.
Earlier, Baba Kalyani had filed an affidavit asking the court to dismiss the case. Baba Kalyani stated that his nephew and niece had no right to file and maintain a suit seeking partition of an alleged Kalyani Family HUF as they were not members of the Kalyani joint family. They cannot claim status as coparceners in the Kalyani joint family, Baja Kalyani said.