SBI plea to liquidate Vijay Mallya's properties to recover dues opposed in Karnataka High Court
FirstpostVijay Mallya left the country in early March 2016 and is currently fighting off extradition proceedings in the London high court. Mumbai: The official liquidator appointed by the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday opposed a plea by banks to restore the confiscated properties of fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya to them. However, opposing banks’ plea, the official liquidator said, “at present there are several creditors, including workmen and financial institutions, other than the applicant the bank, who also have legitimate claim on these properties.” These properties officially belong to United Breweries Holdings, which Mallya sold to the British liquor giant Diageo. Meanwhile, the court adjourned the hearing on a plea to confiscate Mallya’s properties to 8 April, after a few non-original applicants raised objections that their plea challenging the order of the PMLA court to declare Mallya a fugitive economic offender is pending before the High Court.