On 16th November 2018, the High Court concluded that the third assurance provided by the Government of India as to the conditions in which Mr Chawla would be imprisoned upon his extradition to India, were sufficient to show that there would be no real risk that he would be subjected to in human or degrading […]
Mr Vinay Mittal is wanted in India for a number of alleged bank frauds to the value of approximately Rs 40 crore (£4.4m). In India, a criminal case was registered against Mr Mittal in 2014, and a further case in 2016, on the request of Corporation Bank and the Punjab National Bank. The CBI has […]
On 12th September 2018, Senior District Judge Emma Arbuthnot, the Chief Magistrate, heard closing submissions in Dr Vijay Mallya’s extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The Indian authorities have requested the extradition of Dr Mallya to face criminal charges in relation to allegedly fraudulent loan applications that he made on behalf of his, company Kingfisher […]
The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a video to Westminster Magistrates’ Court, showing the conditions in which Dr Vijay Mallya will be held if he is extradited to India. The video was used as evidence to show that Dr Mallya will be held in a secure cell with access to adequate health […]
Yesterday, the Indian foreign ministry confirmed that they have made a formal request to Malaysia for the extradition of Zakir Naik. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar has stated: “At this stage, our request is under the active consideration of the Malaysian side. Our High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur is in touch with Malaysian authorities.” […]
Last month, the High Court stayed India’s appeal against Westminster Magistrates’ Court’s refusal to extradite Mr Chawla. The High Court requested details of the facilities available in Tahir jail, the jail where Mr Chawla would likely be imprisoned if he were to be extradited to India. Mr Chawla’s extradition was requested in connection with his […]
Westminster Magistrates’ Court has scheduled the judgment in the Vijay Mallya extradition case for the 11th July 2018. Mr Mallya is hoping to convince the court that he faces political persecution, an unfair trial and breaches of his human rights if he is returned to India to face numerous money laundering and financial crime charges […]
India has been granted leave to appeal its unsuccessful UK extradition request for Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a bookmaker wanted on suspicion of match fixing during South Africa’s tour of India in 2000. The first instance court found that there were strong grounds for believing that Mr Chawla’s human rights would be violated if he was […]
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