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Bombay HC warns Vijay Mallya against posting court papers online
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday warned fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya against posting court documents on social media while his money laundering case is pending, saying such conduct undermines the efficacy of…
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday warned fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya against posting court documents on social media while his money laundering case is pending, saying such conduct undermines the efficacy of the court. Justice Milind Jadhav issued the warning after Enforcement Directorate lawyer Ashish Mehta told the court that Mallya had uploaded the agency's affidavit on his social media accounts on September 8, before it was formally submitted to the court.
Mehta said the affidavit was emailed to Mallya's legal team around 4.30 pm that day, and by 11 pm Mallya had posted it on X with what the ED described as derogatory remarks. Mallya is seeking closure of criminal cases against him, arguing that banks have recovered around Rs 15,000 crore against the original claim. The ED opposes this, maintaining that asset recovery does not absolve Mallya of money laundering charges.
Justice Jadhav asked senior advocate Amit Desai to caution Mallya against repeating such conduct. The court adjourned the matter to October 13 and directed the State Bank of India to file an affidavit-in-reply on the recoveries made.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets report the Bombay High Court warning Mallya as the lead, reflecting the judicial reprimand as the top news. The livemint and economictimes stories focus on the court's procedural concern that Mallya's social media posting undermines court efficacy, while indiatoday adds the sharper judicial remark that Mallya is spoiling his own case. Indiatoday also includes Mallya's claim of Rs 15,000 crore recovery and the ED's derogatory remarks allegation, framing the dispute as more confrontational. The core dispute over whether asset recovery ends criminal liability remains unresolved. The October 13 hearing will test whether SBI's affidavit on recoveries changes the court's stance.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): livemint.com (neutral report), economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
