SBI denies laxity in dealing with Vijay Mallya case
Live MintNew Delhi: India’s biggest lender the State Bank of India said Friday there was no laxity on its part in dealing with loan default by now defunct Kingfisher Airlines of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The comments by the SBI came after reports suggested that the bank, which was the lead lender to Kingfisher Airlines, was in February 2016, advised to move the Supreme Court to stop Mallya from fleeing the nation but the lenders moved the apex court only after the tycoon had left the country four days later. Mallya left the country on 2 March 2016 while 13 banks moved the apex court four days later seeking its intervention to prevent the businessman from leaving the country. “State Bank of India denies that there has been any laxity on its part or its officials in dealing with loan default cases, including Kingfisher Airlines.