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UK High Court declares Vijay Mallya 'bankrupt'
Updated On: 26 July, 2021 09:27 PM IST | London | PTI
Vijay Mallya, meanwhile, remains on bail in the UK while a `confidential` legal matter, believed to be related to an asylum application, is resolved in connection with the unrelated extradition proceedings
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A British court has granted a bankruptcy order against Vijay Mallya, paving the way for a consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) to pursue a worldwide freezing order to seek repayment of debt owed by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
"As at 15.42 [UK time], I adjudicate Dr Mallya bankrupt," Chief Insolvencies and Companies Court (ICC) Judge Michael Briggs said in his ruling during a virtual hearing of the Chancery Division of the High Court. The Indian banks, represented by the law firm TLT LLP and barrister Marcia Shekerdemian, had argued for the bankruptcy order to be granted in favour of the Indian banks.
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