Ruling out any possibility of an out-of-court settlement with Rajendra Lodha, the Birla family on Saturday entered into consultation with their solicitors to file a reply to the probate petition of Priyamvada Birla's will.

The Calcutta high court had on Friday served notice on the Birlas after receiving the probate application of R S Lodha by the Registrar-in-insolvency in connection with the controversial will of late Priyamvada Birla.

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"There is no question of out-of-court settlement after taking the issue to such a high. We are in touch with not only our solicitor N G Khaitan, but also other distinguished lawyers and family friends to prepare objections to the probate petition filed by Lodha," a senior official of a Birla Group company told PTI on Saturday.

Asked if the family was also in touch with leading lawyer and consultant S Gurumurthy, the official said, "Gurumurthy is a family friend and also a famous lawyer. We are consulting him and other lawyers to prepare grounds for filing the family's objection."

"We are chalking out strategies and this is going to be a long drawn process. Hopefully, we would be filing our objection on Lodha's notice by Tuesday," he said.