Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has moved Securities and Appellate Tribunal (SAT) challenging market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) order which has barred him from securities market for allegedly diverting the fund to the tune of Rs 1,880 crore from United Spirits (USL).Market regulator on January 25, has passed an order against Mallya and six other entities, for violating Sebi's (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) regulations.SAT on Friday adjourned the matter. This is the second time Mallya's case has been adjourned by the appellate tribunal. Regulator had given 21 days for USL to provide information on steps taken by the company to recover the fund from Mallya and companies to which the amount has been diverted. Mallya had hit out at the Sebi order, terming the charges baseless. He tweeted, "allegations of fund diversion out of USL are baseless. USL account were approved by top auditors, an eminent board of directors, ...
India, on February 8 handed over a formal extradition request to British govt to bring back Mallya
MEA said UK Home office had forwarded extradition plea to court to secure warrant against Mallya
In the last five-year, only Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel, has been extradited from the UK
Banks had reported Rs 8,191 crore as loan outstanding against Mallya as on December 31, 2016
The court also issued an NBW against Sanjay Agarwal, erstwhile CEO of Kingfisher Airlines
Loan of Rs 8,040 cr was declared non-performing assets in 2009 and it was restructured in 2010
Banks had previously shot down Mallya's offer of Rs 6,868 crore in April 2016
He said his offer for settlement have been rejected by the lenders without consideration
Supreme Court posed a question to Mallya about the "truthfulness" of his disclosure of assets
The consortium led by State Bank of India, represented by Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi, told the Supreme Court that the government is pursuing its effort to extradite beleagured industrialist Vijay Mallya and till he appears before the court, none of his application should be entertained. The majesty of the court is involved, he said on the concluding day of the hearing of contempt of court petition against Mallya who is now in England. The court reserved its order on the petition moved by the consortium, but it did not give any date for the delivery of the decision. The crucial issue during the arguments was the $40 million the former liquor baron received from Diageo plc by selling shares in United Breweries. According to the banks, he had salted away the amount by transferring it to trusts in the name of his three children residing abroad. They contend that though the Supreme Court had directed him to make a full disclosure of the assets including the Diageo deal, he has ...
It wanted to know if he violated HC order by transferring $40 mn to his children
Kingfisher House was put under hammer for Rs 103.5 cr while the Villa in Goa was priced at Rs 73 cr
Court had granted 3 weeks to Mallya to file an affidavit in response to the plea of banks
Response to queries sent to a P&W spokesperson on the issue was awaited
Vijay Mallya, the embattled businessman who is in the UK, today said faulty engines were one of the factors for the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines. A group firm of Pratt & Whitney has been sued for supplying defective engines to Kingfisher Airlines, Mallya said amid aviation regulator DGCA ordering detailed inspection of P&W engines powering some Airbus 320 neo planes being operated in India. Mallya has been declared a wilful defaulter and is wanted by Indian authorities for default in payment of loans related to Kingfisher Airlines that was grounded in 2012. He is also wanted in other cases. "Not surprised at DGCA enquiry into Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines. Kingfisher Airlines sadly collapsed also due to faulty engines," he said in a tweet. DGCA has ordered detailed inspection of 21 Airbus 320 neo planes of IndiGo and GoAir that are equipped with P&W engines, which have been frequently facing technical glitches. "We have sued IAE, a Pratt .
The Enforcement Directorate will now move to confiscate these assets
Mallya, now in the UK, faces money laundering and loan default charges in India
Mallya said he had become a "political football" between the two major Indian political parties
As govt wants Mallya to face trial after he was charged with loan fraud to his defunct airline