Big setback for Nirav Modi as UK high court rejects reopening extradition plea | India News
Nirav Modi’s appeal to reopen proceedings against his extradition to India was rejected on Wednesday by London’s High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, which ruled that the appeal did not meet the threshold of “extraordinary circumstances” required to reconsider the case. The court held that the grounds presented, including reliance on the Bhandari judgment, were insufficient to justify reopening the proceedings.The decision marks a significant setback for the fugitive diamond owner, who is an accused in India in the Punjab National Bank fraud case. The Crown Prosecution Service strongly opposed the plea during the hearing, which was supported by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team that traveled to London, including the original investigating officer.The High Court in its ruling noted that the circumstances mentioned in the petition were not compelling enough to reconsider the earlier extradition order, effectively closing off this legal avenue for Modi.
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Nirav Modi is fighting extradition to India for his alleged involvement in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank fraud, one of the country’s biggest banking scams. He has previously exhausted a range of legal remedies in UK courts, including appeals against extradition orders and applications citing concerns about prison conditions and mental health.The latest attempt to reopen proceedings was based on Bhandari’s ruling, which Modi’s legal team argued affected his case. However, UK courts consistently ruled in favor of extradition, finding that the evidence against him established a prima facie case and that his rights would not be violated if he were returned to India.More updates to follow
