SC asks Centre to file a status report on Vijay Mallya extradition
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a status report within six weeks on the confidential legal proceedings pending in the United Kingdom on the extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to India.
The Centre had on October 5 told the apex court that Mallya cannot be extradited to India until a separate “secret” legal process in the UK, which is “judicial and confidential in nature is resolved”.
On being asked about the status of the proceedings in the UK, solicitor-general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union government, said he had “no information from London high commission”, and sought time from the court to collect the necessary information.
