Open ended NBW issued against Mallya in FERA violation case

An 'open-ended NBW' does not carry a time limit for execution unlike 'NBW'.

New Delhi, Apr 12: A Delhi court on Wednesday issued an open ended non-bailable warrant against beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass passed the order after the Enforcement Directorate submitted that non-bailable warrant issued on November 4 last year by the court has not been executed and it needs more time to do so.

An 'open-ended NBW' does not carry a time limit for execution unlike 'NBW'. The court, which put up the matter for next hearing on November 8, however, asked the agency to file a progress report in this regard within two months.

The Service Tax Department had issued a notice to the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines for dues of Rs 87.5 crore in 2011-12.

The airline collected service tax from passengers but did not deposit it with the Department.The department then moved the court for issuance of an NBW and an extradition order.

In April 2016, a special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases too had issued an NBW against Mallya, while in January this year a CBI court issued an NBW against the beleaguered liquor baron in an IDBI loan default case.

PTI