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I deny all allegations against me: Mallya

I deny all allegations against me: Mallya

| | 13 Jun 2017, 06:36 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday appeared in a British court in connection with the hearing on the extradition case against him.

Mallya denied all 'allegations' levelled against him.

Speaking to reporters, he said: "I deny all allegations."

The businessman said he did not elude any court in India.

"I have not eluded any court. I have no expectations, listen to what court says," Mallya said.

The UK court on Tuesday fixed the next hearing into the case on July 6.

The Supreme Court last month found liquor baron Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court and ordered him to appear before the court on July 10 to decide the quantum of punishment to be awarded to him, reports said.

“We give him an opportunity to be present in court personally while deciding on quantum of punishment,” justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit said.

The order of the top court came following the contempt plea by the State Bank of India, which is leading a consortium of banks seeking to recover more than Rs 9,000 crore from Mallya’s grounded Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. , moved a contempt plea against Mallya in July 2016.

The banks sought action against Mallya for allegedly diverting $40 million to his children's accounts in foreign banks in violation of the court order.

The banks argued that Mallya had wilfully disobeyed the orders of the apex court by making “vague and unclear disclosure of his assets” and appearing before the apex court.

Mallya fled to the UK in March 2016 and has been living there since then. The Indian Government has been putting in efforts for his extradition for investigation in connection with alleged money laundering by him.

The apex court had started proceeding against Mallya and had issued notice to him on Mar 8, 2016 on the plea by banks for recovery of  the loan money taken by Mallyafor the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines that he owned.

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