On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered businessman Vijay Mallya to appear in court on October 5 at 2 p.m. The higher court also asked the Union Ministry of the Interior to guarantee their presence in the courtroom that day.
“Now that the petitions for review are dismissed, we order Defendant No. 3 to appear before this Court on May 10, 2020 at 02:00 pm and we also instruct the Ministry of the Interior, Government of India, New Delhi to facilitate and ensure the presence of Defendant No. 3 before this Court that day. A copy of this sentence will be sent to the Ministry of the Interior for ease and compliance. “
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Mallya’s statement seeking a review of the 2017 verdict that found him guilty of contempt of court. Mallya had requested a review of his May 2017 order finding him guilty of contempt for transferring $ 40 million to his children in violation of the court order.
Alcoholic beverage baron Mallya, promoter of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines has been charged with alleged fraud and money laundering charges for an estimated amount of ₹9,000 crore. She is currently in the UK.
The UK government cannot set a timetable for the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, British High Commissioner Sir Philip Barton told the news agency. PTI last month. “The extradition of Vijay Mallya is an ongoing legal case and I cannot comment further on it. I cannot say anything about the timelines,” Barton said.
Barton added: “The UK government and the courts, which are independent of the government, are absolutely clear about their role in preventing people from evading justice by moving to another country. We are all determined to play our part in any case, as make sure we are working together to ensure that criminals cannot escape justice by crossing national borders. “
Citing unresolved legal issues, the UK government previously indicated that Mallya is unlikely to be extradited to India anytime soon. In May, Mallya lost her appeals to the UK Supreme Court against her extradition to India.
In May, Mallya lost her appeals to the UK Supreme Court against her extradition to India. Mallya had applied for asylum on humanitarian grounds, especially under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). However, India has requested the UK government not to consider Mallya’s asylum claim, the Indian Foreign Ministry previously said.
“We have requested the UK not to consider his asylum as he requested because it appears that there are no grounds for his persecution in India,” said Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava.
Mallya was arrested by UK authorities on April 20, 2017 at the request of Indian investigating agencies.
A spokesperson for the British High Commission said there was a legal issue that needed to be resolved before Mallya’s extradition could be arranged, according to a report in PTI.
“Under UK law, extradition cannot take place until it is resolved. The issue is confidential and we cannot go into details. We cannot estimate how long it will take to resolve it. We are trying to resolve it as soon as possible,” he had said. official.
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