Fugitive diamond service provider Nirav Modi has obtained a blow from the Supreme Court docket of Britain in opposition to the choice to extradite him to India. Nirav Modi UK Excessive Court docket has rejected his attraction. The Excessive Court docket in London refused to permit Nirav Modi to file an attraction in opposition to his extradition order within the UK Supreme Court docket, rejecting the fugitive businessman’s plea.
“The appellant’s (Nirav Modi) software for go away to attraction to the Supreme Court docket is refused”, Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay dominated on Thursday on the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
Final month, on November 9, the Excessive Court docket in London gave its resolution to extradite Nirav Modi to India. Nevertheless, by submitting one other petition within the Excessive Court docket, he sought to file a petition in opposition to his extradition within the Supreme Court docket of Britain. At present the Excessive Court docket of London has given its verdict on this similar attraction. Previous to that, in February final 12 months, a Westminster choose had ordered his extradition to India. Nevertheless, he was later allowed to attraction in opposition to the choice. India has been making an attempt for a very long time to carry Nirav Modi to India. However Nirav Modi, who’s lodged in UK jail, is giving totally different arguments to cease his extradition.
His legal professionals within the UK had earlier argued that the fugitive financial offender is a sufferer of despair. He can commit suicide within the jails of India. Giving this argument, he opposed sending Nirav Modi to India. Nevertheless, the UK courtroom rejected his petition after a full listening to. Earlier, in the course of the listening to within the case, Justice Robert J had emphasised that India has good relations with Britain. In such a scenario, it’s mandatory for Britain to respect the India-UK Extradition Treaty of 1992.
Earlier, Nirav Modi was declared a fugitive financial offender as per the Fugitive Financial Offenders Act, 2018 by the Particular PMLA Court docket in December 2019. After which he fled to London. Three years in the past, Nirav Modi was arrested by Scotland Yard Police of Britain from London on 13 March 2019, after which he’s imprisoned in Wandsworth Jail in South West London.
Nirav Modi accused of Rs 7000 crore rip-off
Please inform that Nirav Modi had finished a rip-off of about 7000 crore rupees from PNB. After which he fled overseas. He’s at the moment in a jail in London. The Authorities of India is making each effort to carry him again. Nirav Modi had purchased the long-lasting Rhythm Home constructing in 2017 by way of his firm Firestar Diamond. His plan was to transform it right into a heritage property. He’s believed to have purchased a lot of the properties with the cash obtained from the PNB rip-off.