AAI seeks arrest warrant against Mallya from Mumbai court

A metropolitan magistrate's court in suburban Andheri today reserved its order on applications filed by Airport Authority of India seeking a arrest warrant against industrialist Vijay Mallya.
AAI has filed two cheque bouncing cases against Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines in the court.
"The Court of 63rd Metropolitan Magistrate...Has reserved the orders on the two applications in two cases of cheque bouncing of over Rs 100 crore against M/s Kingfisher Airlines and others," a release from AAI said.
Through these two applications, AAI has sought cancellation of permanent exemption from court appearance granted to Mallya, who has since left the country amid an outcry over his airline defaulting on repayment of over Rs 9,000 crore to the banks, and sought an arrest warrant against him.

AAI's lawyer argued that in view of cancellation of Mallya's passport, his lawyer may not be able to produce him in the court if the court orders so.
Mallya, Chairman of the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines,

is facing action after defaulting on over Rs 9,000-crore loan from 17 banks.
Late last month, he had skipped appearance before a PMLA court in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering probe against him in alleged bank loan fraud case.
Mallya had left the country in March and is currently said to be in the UK.
Several cheque bounce cases have been filed against him.