UK court rejects Vijay Mallya's request against extradition to India

New Delhi, Apr 8 In a major setback for Vijay Mallya, a UK court on Monday dismissed the request of the embattled liquor baron against extradition to India. Following the development, it is normal that he will be taken back to India soon.

63-year-old Mallya is needed in India on supposed misrepresentation and tax evasion charges adding up to an expected Rs 9,000 crores.

He had filed an application in the UK High Court and sought permission to appeal against an extradition order passed by Westminster court.

Mallya has been based in the UK since March 2016. He remains on bail on an extradition warrant which was executed by Scotland Yard in April 2017.

India and the UK had in 1992 marked an Extradition Treaty. The treaty has been in force since November 1993.

Up until now, there has been only one successful extradition from the UK to India under the Extradition Treaty. In 2016, Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel was sent back to India to face trial in connection with his involvement in the post-Godhra riots of 2002.