Mallya not involved in daily affairs of KFA, HC told

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya was not involved in day-to-day affairs of Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) and cannot be held liable in several cheque-bouncing cases filed against him by Delhi airport operator DIAL, his counsel told the Delhi high court on Friday. Mallya’s counsel sought setting aside of the trial court’s orders, summoning him as an accused in the cheque bounce cases by citing that there was a full-time CEO. 

“It is an admitted fact that respondent (DIAL) was well aware about the status of petitioner (Mallya) qua KFA and still chose not to proceed against him (earlier). It was because DIAL was aware that he was a non-resident Indian for the purpose of tax and forex regulations in India and his role was restricted to directing matter of policy on behalf of KFA and he was not involved in day-to-day operations of KFA as there was a full time CEO,” said Mallya’s advocate Ramesh Gupta.