Udaipur, 19 December (Lake City Update) — A legal dispute has arisen over the self-acquired properties of the late Arvind Singh Mewar, former member of the Mewar royal family. His daughters, Padmaja Kumari and Bhargavi Kumari, have challenged his will in the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court heard the matter on Wednesday before the Chief Justice of India. After considering the submissions, the court ordered that all ongoing cases related to the will, presently pending in the Jodhpur High Court and the Mumbai High Court, be transferred to the Delhi High Court. The court has directed all parties to appear before the Delhi High Court on 12 January 2026.
The dispute involves a will executed by the late Arvind Singh Mewar on 7 February 2025, registered at the Sub-Registrar Office in Udaipur. In this will, he named his son Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar as the sole heir to his self-acquired properties.
Following this, Lakshyaraj Singh filed a petition in the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur seeking letters of administration based on the will. However, Padmaja Kumari Parmar contested the will in the Mumbai High Court, with Bhargavi Kumari joining the challenge.
Since the same will was being disputed in two different courts, Lakshyaraj Singh requested the Supreme Court to transfer the Mumbai case to Jodhpur, while Padmaja and Bhargavi sought to shift the Jodhpur case to Mumbai.
To resolve this, the Supreme Court has now consolidated all related cases by transferring them to the Delhi High Court for unified hearing. The legal proceedings mark a significant development within the Mewar royal family and will continue in January next year.
