London: A UK High Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by Vijay Mallya against his extradition order. The Westminster Magistrates' Court had already ordered the extradition of Mallya which was accepted by the UK Home Office. In February, Mallya appealed against the order of Westminster Magistrates Court but his plea against the order was rejected by the high court.
Sources said that Mallya, who is wanted by the Indian investigative agencies for defrauding banks to the tune of £900 million, according to sources has one legal option left. Sources say, he can still appeal before the court of UK against the extradition order.
According to UK Home Office Spokesperson, "Mr Mallya's application for leave to appeal against extradition has been refused by the high court. Mallya may now renew his application to the Court."
Mallya application was rejected by the high court on April 5. Mallya can file his new application within 5 working days for oral consideration. Top Government sources said that based on the strong evidence presented by the Indian agencies, Mallya's appeal was rejected by the court. This development is seen as a major success by the Indian agencies as they have moved one step closer to getting Mallya in India.
On January 2, Vijay Mallya was declared as India's first fugitive economic offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. A special PMLA court in Mumbai branded Mallya as the first fugitive economic offender following an appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate, which is one of the investigative agencies probing Mallya.
