AAI asks court to declare Vijay Mallya proclaimed offender

NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked the court to declare defunct Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallyaa proclaimed offender in connection with two cases of cheque bouncing amounting to over Rs 100 crore.

“Airports Authority of India has sought issuing of proclamation under section 82 CrPC against accused UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya from a Mumbai court in connection with two cases of cheque bouncing under section 138 NI Act, filed by Airports Authority of India in the Court of 63rd MM, Andheri Court, Mumbai for over Rs 100 crore,” AAI said in a release.

The release added that earlier the court, hearing the cheque bounce cases against Vijay Mallya, had directed Mallya to appear before it on July 16, 2016, failing which it will issue a warrant against him.

The court had issued non bailable warrants (NBW) against Mallya for non-appearance on court hearing on 16th July, 2016. The NBW issued were not executed on account of remark “received back unexecuted as the accused is not residing at the address mentioned in the warrant and it was further reported to have fled to United Kingdom.”

The two applications filed earlier by AAI had sought cancellation of permanent exemption from court appearance granted to Mallya, who has since left the country amid an outcry over his airline defaulting on repayment of over Rs 9,000 crore to the banks and over Rs 250 crores of AAI dues, sought an arrest warrant against him.