Met finance minister before leaving the country: Vijay Mallya
NEW DELHI, Sept 12: A defiant Vijay Mallya, who is facing money laundering charges in multi-crore fraud case in India, on Wednesday claimed that he met the finance minister before leaving the country, news agency ANI reported.
Speaking outside a London court, Mallya said, "I met the finance minister to settle matters before I left. The banks had filed objections to my settlement letters." I met the finance minister to settle matters before I left. The banks had filed objections to my settlement letters.”
I met the finance minster to settle matters before I left. The banks had filed objections to my settlement letters: Vijay Mallya outside London's Westminster Magistrates' Court
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2018
Arun Jaitley was the finance minister when Mallya left India in March 2016. He is also the current finance minister. Mallya spoke to reporters during his hearing in extradition case at the Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The 62-year-old former Kingfisher Airline boss, who has been on bail on an extradition warrant since his arrest in April last year, responded to the swarm of reporters gathered outside the court in his characteristic manner, saying the "courts will decide".
Earlier in the day, Mallya said that he had made a "comprehensive settlement" offer before the Karnataka High Court that will help in paying off all his dues.
According to Mallya, he and the United Breweries Group (UBHL) have filed an application in the Karnataka HC on June 22, 2018, setting out available assets of approximately Rs 13,900 crore. They have asked the court for permission to allow the sale of assets under judicial supervision and repay creditors, including the Public Sector Banks such amounts as may be directed and determined by the Court.
The extradition trial, which opened at the London court on December 4 last year, is aimed at laying out a prima facie case of fraud against Mallya.
It also seeks to prove there are no "bars to extradition" and that the tycoon is assured a fair trial in India over his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines' alleged default of over Rs 9,000 crore in loans from a consortium of Indian banks.
Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to mount loudspeaker on mosque
Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.
The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".
At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.
The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.
