Vijay Mallya living off his partner, children; embattled liquor tycoon fights Indian banks' attempt to recover dues in UK
FirstpostMallya on Wednesday faced yet another legal battle to prevent a consortium of Indian banks led by State Bank of India getting access to nearly 2,60,000 pounds Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya is reportedly living off his partner, his personal assistant, a business acquaintance and his adult children, the London high court was told on Wednesday. Mallya on Wednesday faced yet another legal battle to prevent a consortium of Indian banks led by State Bank of India getting access to nearly 2,60,000 pounds in a UK bank account. “The hearing concerns an interim third-party debt order obtained by the banks in January and relates to funds worth just short of 2,60,000 pounds in Dr Mallya’s current account with ICICI Bank in London,” said a spokesperson for TLT LLP, the law firm representing the Indian banks. The case is part of wider efforts by SBI and 12 other Indian banks – Bank of Baroda, Corporation bank, Federal Bank Ltd, IDBI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of Mysore, UCO Bank, United Bank of India and JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Co Pvt Ltd – to recover some of the funds owed to them as a result of unpaid loans by Mallya’s now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.