Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday described as a "vindication" a UK High Court ruling granting him permission to appeal against an extradition order of a lower court on the grounds of the prima facie case presented by the Indian authorities. A Division Bench of the English High Court with two senior Judges allowed my application to appeal against the Magistrates Judgement on the prima facie case and charges by the CBI. "I have always maintained that these are false charges, fabricated charges and have no merit. And I think my point has now been vindicated," said Mallya, as he was surrounded by reporters at the end of a day-long hearing in the High Court before Justices George Leggatt and Andrew Popplewell. "Two senior-most judges of the High Court have given me permission to appeal the decision of the Westminster Magistrate in the prima facie case on the merits of the charges against me by the government of India...

Source: dna July 02, 2019 18:33 UTC