Supreme Court adjourns Vijay Mallya's contempt case hearing for next week
- Michelle Jenner
- Jun 18, 2022
- 2 min read
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing for next week of the contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who was found guilty in a contempt case for withholding information from the court.
The matter was listed before the bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha.
The top court had held Mallya guilty of contempt of court for transferring USD 40 million to his children in violation of the court's order and sought his presence before it on various occasions.
On February 10, the Supreme Court granted the last opportunity of two weeks to Mallya to personally present or through counsel in the contempt case against him and if he fails to do so the court will take the matter to a logical conclusion.
The apex court had accepted the contentions of amicus curiae and senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, who was assisting the court in the matter, that on the issue of quantum of sentence Mallya is given the last opportunity to make his stand in the case
"In his (Gupta) submission matter may be adjourned for a short time with an expression that this would be a final opportunity and in case he chooses to not remain personally present or advance submissions through counsel, the court may proceed further with the matter. Going by submissions... we adjourn for two weeks. Respondent contemnor is at liberty to act in directions of November 30, 2021 order failing which matter shall be taken to logical conclusion and proceeded further," the bench had stated in its order.
During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had clarified that it's not the government of India's stand that something confidential is going on in the case in the United Kingdom but it is what government has been informed by the UK that there is something going on which can't be shared.
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