Neither the arguments of London nor the excuses of the lawyers, the court wants the date of return:

News India Live, Digital Desk: You must have heard the name of Vijay Mallya. The same “King of Good Times”, who is sitting in London with thousands of crores of rupees from Indian banks. When he left the country in 2016, no one had imagined that the wait for his return would last so long. Now the year 2025 is about to end, but those idiots have not yet returned home.

Now on this issue Bombay High Court Has asked Mallya’s lawyer a question which we all (especially bankers) have been wanting to ask for years.

What happened in the courtroom?

During the hearing of the case, the mood of the court appeared a bit strict. When the arguments of the lawyers were going on on behalf of Mallya, then the bench asked a direct question that “How does Vijay Mallya intend to return to India? When will he return?”.

This question was not just to know a date, but it is an indication that the Indian Judiciary has not forgotten this matter. The court wants to know whether Mallya has any intention of returning on his own or just wants to pass time with the help of legal complications of extradition.

The game of ‘thief-police’ has been going on for 9 years

Recall that Mallya had fled from India to UK in March 2016. He is accused of not paying around Rs 9,000 crore (the amount is even more including interest) to several banks including SBI. The Government of India has declared him a ‘Fugitive Economic Offender’.

Mallya has also lost the cases several times in the London courts, but his return is pending citing legal maneuvers and ‘confidential proceedings’. In such a situation, this question of the Indian court is going to create moral pressure on Mallya.

What do the general public think?

To be honest, for the common man this matter has now become like a TV serial, which is not ending. The banks want their money back, and the people of the country want to see that the law is equal for everyone, be it a big business tycoon or a common man.

This question of Bombay High Court must have made the lawyers uncomfortable. Now it will be interesting to see what answer Mallya’s lawyers come up with in the next hearing, will there be a fixed date, or will it be the same old “date on date”?

At present, Mallya sitting in London must have got the message that India is waiting for him not to welcome, but to settle scores!