Multiple errors in Mallyau2019s extradition order: lawyers london: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday appeared before the Royal Courts of Justice here for his appeal against extradition to India to face fraud and money laundering charges amounting to R 9,000 crores, where his lawyers claimed u2018 multiple errorsu2019 in a magistratesu2019 courtu2019s order.
The 64- year- old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, who remains on bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant in April 2017, avoided the usual scrum of reporters at the court entrance and went in with his lawyers separately. u201c Iu2019m just here to listen,u201d he said, when asked for a comment.
Justice Stephen Irwin and Justice Elisabeth Laing were told by Mallyau2019s barrister that Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnotu2019s verdict in favour of extradition in December 2018 was flawed and also questioned the admissibility of some witness statements submitted by the Indian government.
Clare Montgomery opened her arguments to try and establish that Mallya had no fraudulent intentions when he sought bank loans for his now- defunct Kingfisher Airlines because he is no u201c fly by night figure but an immensely wealthy man, who was not running any sort of u2018 ponzi schemeu2019 but a reputable airline, which fell into economic misfortune along with other Indian airlines.u201d The hearing is scheduled for three days with Mallyau2019s barrister to lay out her oral arguments, with the Crown Prosecution Service ( CPS) on behalf of the Indian government set to counter on Wednesday.
A verdict may be handed down at the end of the hearing on Thursday, but the judgment could be delayed to a later date depending on how the hearing progresses. Agencies Mallya outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday. PIC/ PTI u2018 Arbuthnot did not look at all of the evidence because if she had, she would not have fallen into the multiple errors that permeate her judgmentu2019 Vijay Mallyau2019s barrister
