London: The liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s appeal against his extradition set aside by the London High Court. He will be extradited to India within two months.

Vijay Mallya must ask the High Court to certify a point of Law of pubic importance and apply in the High Court for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. If they do certify but refuse permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, he has 14 days from that date to appeal to the Supreme Court. A decision on whether to certify a point of Law normally happens relatively quickly, though it could be delayed by the Covid- 19 outbreak.

If the High Court does not certify a point of Law, then the SC has no jurisdiction and he must be extradited within 28 days of the decision. An application for permission to appeal at the Supreme Court is likely to take months. If granted, then an appeal hearing there would take around a year. If Mallya does not appeal, he must be extradited to India within 28 days after the deadline for appealing has passed. He can also appeal to the European Court of Human Rights at any time too as well.