UK Court Extradites Liquor Baron Vijay Mallya.
A court in the U.K. today i.e., December 10, 2018, has ordered the extradition of fugitive billionaire Vijay Mallya to India. The businessman wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London where his extradition trial is listed for judgment.
Chief Magistrate Judge Emma Arbuthnot ruled that Mallya can be extradited to India to stand trial on the charges brought by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (
ED). The judge referred the extradition case to Secretary of State. The 62-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, before heading to the UK court for the verdict, said that “My offer [to repay the principal amount] is not bogus.” “I want to disprove the narrative that I have stolen [the money],” Mallya added. Further, Mallya also said that whatever the judgment, his legal team will reveal the judgment and take proper steps thereafter. India has been seeking Mallya’s extradition on charges of fraud and money laundering. He has been on bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant in April last year. Mallya has contested his extradition on the grounds that the case against him is "politically motivated" and the loans he has been accused of defrauding on were sought to keep his now-defunct airline afloat. His defence team, led by Clare Montgomery also deposed a series of experts in an attempt to prove that the erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines' alleged default of bank loans was the result of business failure rather than "dishonest" and "fraudulent" activity by its owner. According to reports, Mallya will be lodged in one of the high-security barracks located in a two-storey building inside the prison complex, which also housed 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, a prison official said.
CBI Books 16 Persons Over Social Media Posts Targeting Judges of Supreme Court & AP High Court
Some defamatory comments were made by the YuvajanaSramikaRythu Congress Party (YSRCP) against the judges of the Supreme Court and particularly insulting the judges of the Andhra Pradesh High court. The state CID was made to look into the matter but after their failure, the High Court on October 12, 2020, directed The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the case. While investigating the case, the CBI on November 16, 2020, combined 12 more cases to this case that were similar...
Jharkhand Govt. Withdraws ‘General Consent’ Granted to CBI to Investigate Cases in the State [READ ORDER]
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Nov 07, 2020
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The Jharkhand government, headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has withdrawn the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conducting probes in the state.Under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI requires the permission of the state government if it wants to investigate something there. The general consent is the indication that the CBI can visit the state and investigate any matter.If the general consent is...
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