Mallya could use an SC ruling to seek mitigation at extradition hearings

Mallya, who relocated to London in 2017, controlled Kingfisher Beer in India, where he is still a substantial shareholder

The beleaguered Indian businessman Vijay Mallya’s lawyers could utilise a recent order by the Supreme Court to seek mitigation at hearings on his extradition to India. These commence at the Royal Courts of Justice or the High Court of England and Wales in London on February 11. 

In July last year, an appeal by Mallya was admitted by the High Court — but only to challenge the evidence of fraud presented by the prosecution to the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, which ordered his deportation to India in December 2018. This was followed by the former British home secretary Sajid Javid approving his