Vijay Mallya seeks nod to move U.K. Supreme Court
The HinduBusinessman Vijay Mallya has sought permission from the U.K. High Court to move the Supreme Court against the last month order dismissing his appeal challenging the lower court’s clearance to his extradition to India in the IDBI Bank fraud case. “After the appeal was rejected, Mr. Mallya had 14 days to file an application in the High Court for an approval to appeal in the Supreme Court. In its 43-page judgment, the High Court did not find any merit in the objections raised by Mr. Mallya to the Senior District Judge’s order on December 10, 2018, approving India’s extradition request that was made on February 9, 2017. In the IDBI case, it is alleged that Mr. Mallya and others cheated the bank “by dishonestly causing and permitting the bank to sanction and disburse loans” to an ailing Kingfisher Airlines in the order of ₹1,500 million on October 7, 2009, ₹2,000 million on November 4, 2009, and ₹7,500 million on November 27, 2009, with the intention not to repay them.