Earlier, the Supreme Court had held Mallya guilty of contempt of court in 2017 for willfully disobeying its orders in a petition filed by a consortium of creditors led by the State Bank of India (SBI).
Mallya is alleged to have transferred funds into the accounts of other persons in violation of the Court’s orders, in addition to making “vague and unclear” disclosures about his assets.
The banks had alleged that Mallya concealed facts and diverted the money to his son Siddharth Mallya and daughters Leanna and Tanya Mallya in “flagrant violation” of the orders passed by the Karnataka High Court.
In August 2020, the apex court dismissed a review petition filed by Mallya against the 2017 judgment.
Mallya was also directed to be present before the Court for the hearing on his sentencing, but he had failed to do so, considering he had already left India by the time.
Subsequently, the Union Ministry of External Affairs told the Supreme Court that the extradition of Mallya has not been given effect due to some “secret proceedings” initiated against him in the United Kingdom.
The top court eventually proceeded to hear the matter without Mallya.
Source: Barandbench
