The 49-year-old diamond merchant, faces charges of fraud, money laundering and intimidating witnesses in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank scam case.
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London [UK], January 13 (ANI): Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has been denied access by a UK court to a significant chunk of his cash held by the UK court funds office as part of the wider bankruptcy proceedings against him launched by a consortium of Indian banks. A judge at the Insolvency and Companies Court at the High Court in London refused to release the funds, saying that Mallya had failed to provide the necessary information to permit the release of the funds. Judge Sebastian Prentis however, agreed to allow sufficient funds to Mallya to cover an appeal he is expected to file against the refusal on Wednesday (January 13).
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UK High Court refuses to release money for Vijay Mallya
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has been denied access by a UK court to a significant chunk of his cash held by the UK court funds office as part of the wider bankruptcy proceedings against him launched by a consortium of Indian banks. A judge at the Insolvency and Companies Court at the High Court in London refused to release the funds, saying that Mallya had failed to provide the necessary information to permit the release of the funds.
Judge Sebastian Prentis however, agreed to allow sufficient funds to Mallya to cover an appeal he is expected to file against the refusal on Wednesday (January 13).
The rise in COVID-19 infections is having major fallout across Europe.
The Dutch government s response is to extend the country s lockdown by three weeks to the end of the first week in February.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said the new UK variant is the reason the why the country is extending measures: The numbers are not falling fast enough and we are now also dealing with the threat of the British coronavirus variant. And we are very concerned about this variant. The images from London and also from Ireland are alarming. And that is an understatement.
The alarming rise in cases made UK Home Secretary Priti Patel warn people to play their part and abide by Covid restrictions or the police will enforce the rules: