Vijay Mallya loses UK High Court appeal in extradition case
The HinduThe High Court of Justice in the U.K. on Monday dismissed the appeal of businessman Vijay Mallya against a lower court’s order for his extradition to India in connection with the IDBI Bank fraud case. The High Court did not find any merit in the objections raised by Mr. Mallya to the senior district judge’s findings on December 10, 2018, that a prima facie case was made out against him on account of misrepresentation to the bank in securing credit facilities, conspiracy and money laundering. “Now, Mr. Mallya has 14 days to file an application in the High Court for permission to appeal in the Supreme Court, which takes up constitutional matters and issues of larger public interest. The U.K. High Court, in its 43-page judgment, discussed threadbare Mr. Mallya’s submissions against the lower court order, holding that on the first impression the charges made against him by the Indian probe agencies stood.