Vijay Mallya has left the country the day public sector banks, to whom he owed over Rs 9,000 crore in loans.
Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: Industrialist Vijay Mallya has left the country the day public sector banks, to whom he owed over Rs 9,000 crore in loans, moved the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on March 2, 2016 against him, attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Mr Rohatgi, appearing for a consortium of banks, made this submission before a bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Nariman when the Bench wanted to know the whereabouts of Mr Mallya and whether he will receive court notice.
Mr Rohatgi submitted that he asked the CBI a few minutes ago about Mr Mallya, and he was informed that the Rajya Sabha MP had left India on March 2, the day the banks approached the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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