The Centre had on October 5 last year told the apex court that Mallya cannot be extradited to India until a separate “secret” legal process in the UK, which is “judicial and confidential in nature is resolved”. On November 2, last year, the top court had asked the Centre to file status report in six weeks on the confidential legal proceedings pending in the UK on extradition of Mallya to India. He is on bail on an extradition warrant executed three years ago by Scotland Yard on April 18, 2017. Mallya, an accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is in the UK since March 2016. He had also shared a letter of the Ministry of External Affairs’ official written to him on the status of extradition of Mallya from the United Kingdom. The MEA has raised the issue of extradition with the UK government and the Centre was making all serious efforts to extradite Mallya, he had said. On January 18, Mehta had sought some time to file a report on the status of extradition of Mallya. In case, there are any written instructions or any communications, then please give us the copies of that,” the bench told Nair. “Ask the Solicitor General, in case he is free, please come here. The bench said it would take up the matter for hearing at 2 PM during the day. He has already spoken to the concerned authorities in the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs). If this matter can be taken up tomorrow or day after, he will make submissions,” Nair told the apex court. We will go ahead with that,” the bench said.Īdvocate Rajat Nair, appearing for the Centre, told the bench that he is being led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is arguing before another court. So, therefore, there is no embargo on hearing the advocate on sentence. “What we propose to pass an order that we will list the matter for hearing on sentence because the advocate (for Mallya) continues to appear.
The matter pertaining to contempt against Mallya came up for hearing on Tuesday before a bench comprising Justices U U Lalit, S R Bhat and Bela M Trivedi. On January 18 this year, the Centre told the top court that the government is making all efforts to extradite Mallya from the United Kingdom but the process is being delayed due to some legal issues involved in the matter. The apex court had earlier dismissed his plea seeking review of its 2017 verdict which held him guilty of contempt for transferring USD 40 million to his children in violations of the court orders. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it proposes to go ahead with the contempt matter involving fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, who is an accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, and list it for hearing on sentencing. Mallya is an accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore.The matter pertaining to contempt against Mallya came up for hearing on Tuesday.The SC proposes to go ahead with the contempt matter involving fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya.
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