The reply further reads that Mallya is co-operating with the authorities in the UK in both the sets of extradition proceedings and has submitted himself to the jurisdiction and the process of the UK courts.
Absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Monday filed his reply on the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court seeking that Mallya be declared as a Fugitive Economic offender.
Mallya in his 127-page reply claimed he had never dishonoured the orders passed by the Indian government, and said he was abiding by those laws which the UK government had bestowed against him on behalf of the Indian government.
The reply reads, "A request for extradition of Mallya was forwarded to the UK government in the PMLA special case on September 6, 2017 by the Indian government, and that he was arrested by the Scotland Yard police on October 3, 2017, and was released on the condition that he will not leave England and Wales. In this context, it cannot be said that Mallya is a fugitive offender after the date of the act coming in force, which is April 2018."
The reply further reads that Mallya is co-operating with the authorities in the UK in both the sets of extradition proceedings and has submitted himself to the jurisdiction and the process of the UK courts. "It is false to contend that Mallya refused to return to India, while he remains in the custody of the court of the UK in the ongoing extradition process. It is submitted that the adherence to the laws of the land cannot and does not render Mallya as a fugitive economic offender," the reply reads.
Mallya also said, "Despite continuing efforts over the last two to three years, when efforts have been made to repay the public sector banks, instead of taking steps to facilitate the process of repayment to banks, the ED has, at every step, resisted his effort".
His reply also stated that the ED's application, in its endeavour to confiscate assets, is one which is contrary to public and national interest.
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