The TOI correspondent from London: Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya’s barrister told a London court that the banks pursuing Mallya are “acting in bad faith” and not being transparent as he made a failed attempt to adjourn Mallya’s appeal hearing against his bankruptcy order in the London high court on the first day of its hearing on Tuesday.
Alastair Tomson, representing Mallya, told the court that Mallya’s writ petition in the high court of Karnataka on Feb 5 could “soon” lead to “new evidence” relevant to whether the bankruptcy order should ever have been made and applied for the appeal hearing to be adjourned.
Judge Sir Anthony Mann dismissed the adjournment application on the spot, questioning how long a case…
