The Supreme Court of India today cracked the whip on Vijay Mallya, the King
of Good Times in an appeal filed by him in a case under the Foreign
Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA)
Dismissing the appeal while finding no merit in it, the Supreme Court also
observed that the entire approach adopted by Vijay Mallya was a sheer abuse
of the process of law.
The Court further observed that any other view of the matter would only go
to once again establishing the notorious truth stated by Anatole France
that – “the law in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the
poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread”.
The Bench comprising of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Adarsh Kumar
Goel today also imposed exemplary costs quantified at rupees ten lakhs to
be paid by Vijay Mallya to the Supreme Court Legal Service Authority.
Today, it was not the King of Good Times but the Rule of Law that had the
last laugh.
Aires Rodrigues
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