Vijay Mallya not allowed to challenge extradition to India in SC after UK HC rejects plea

In a massive victory for India, UK High Court on Thursday, rejected Indian ecomic offender Vijay Mallya's plea to move UK Supreme Court to challenge his extrition order. On May 4, he h sought permission from High Court to move UK Supreme Court for same. While sources at Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) report that it is unlikely that his application will be accepted, y ded that his application is rejected, India will immediately approach UK Home Secretary for extrition and will have 28 days to extrite Mallya.

Vijay Mallya seeks permission to move UK Supreme Court to challenge extrition to India

UK High Court rejects Mallya's bail plea

On April 20, High Court of Justice of United Kingdom dismissed Mallya's plea against his extrition to India. Queen's Division Bench comprising Justices Irwin and Elisabeth Laing did t find merit in Mallya's appeal against decision of Senior District Judge (SDJ) Arbutht of Westminster Magistrates' Court to sending his case to Home Secretary. In February 2019, n Home Secretary Sajid Javid approved Mallya's extrition to India.

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Mallya faces serious charges of fraud and money laundering pertaining to amount borrowed by Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) from several Indian banks. Mallya, who reached UK in 2016 was out on bail since his initial arrest in April 2017. In 2019, he became first person to be declared as a fugitive ecomic offender on a plea of Enforcement Directorate.

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64-year old liquor baron and former MP of Rajya Sabha, is currently in London, fighting his extrition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an alleged Rs 9,000 crores. He is out on bail and is currently awaiting a finality after UK High Court rejected appeal against his extrition ordered by Westminster Magistrates' Court in London in December 2018. Mallya has often claimed that he was willing to pay his loans back wher he 'was in London, or in an Indian jail', alleging that he has offered same to government.

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