'Secret' extradition proceedings going on to bring Mallya: Centre tells SC

  Centre on Monday told Supreme Court that "secret" extrition process was going on to bring fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to country but it was t aware about its status.

Centre also told top court that it was t a party to proceedings. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ashok Bhushan asked Mallya's lawyer to inform court what kind of "secret" proceedings are going on to extrite him.

vocate Ankur Saigal, appearing for Mallya, told apex court that he was t aware what kind of proceedings are going on.

He said, "I have kwledge that my request against extrition has been rejected".

bench also directed Mallya's lawyers to apprise it by vember 2 when can fugitive businessman appear before court and when "secret" proceedings are going to end. vocate Rajat Nair, appearing for Centre, told court that extrition request has been me as per direction of court.

Some secret extrition proceedings are going on to which we are t a party.Extrition proceedings have been upheld by highest court of UK but it has t been happening as of w,he said.

apex court h earlier directed Mallya to appear before it on October 5 while dismissing his plea seeking review of 2017 verdict which held him guilty of contempt for transferring USD 40 million to his children in violations of court orders.Mallya, an accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is in United Kingdom.

apex court h in June directed its registry to explain as to why Mallya's review petition h t been listed before concerned court for last three years.It h directed registry to furnish all details including names of officials who h dealt with file concerning review petition in last three years.

apex court's 2017 order h come on a plea by consortium of banks led by State Bank of India (SBI), which h said that Mallya h allegedly transferred USD 40 million received from British firm Dio, to his children in "flagrant violation" of various judicial orders.It was dealing with pleas of lending banks seeking contempt action and a direction to Mallya to deposit USD 40 million received from offshore firm Dio respectively.

banks h n alleged that Mallya concealed facts and diverted money to his son Siddharth Mallya and daughters Leanna Mallya and Tanya Mallya in "flagrant violation" of orders passed by Karnataka High Court.

Mallya h in May lost his application seeking leave to appeal his extrition to India in UK Supreme Court, setting a 28-day clock on his removal from UK. UK top court's decision marks a big legal setback to 64-year-old flamboyant businessman, who h earlier lost his high court appeal against an extrition order to India on charges of alleged fraud and money laundering related to unrecovered loans to his w-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

Mallya has been based in UK since March 2016 and remains on bail on an extrition warrant executed three years ago by Scotland Yard on April 18, 2017. 

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