Vijay Mallya extradition: SC asks govt to file status report in 6 weeks

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to submit a status report on extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya within six weeks. The status report was sought after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed a Bench led by Justice UU Lalit that the UK government had told the Indian High Commission in the country that under the UK laws details of pending proceedings cannot be revealed.

During the last hearing, the government had argued that while the extradition process of Mallya was over, certain “secret proceedings” were still pending. “No information from the London High Commission as of now,” the SG said when asked how much time is needed.