MALLYA ASSETS SHOULD BE WITH US: LIQUIDATOR FROM K’TAKA HC

MUMBAI : The official liquidator (OL) appointed by the Karnataka high court to wind up United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL) on Wednesday requested the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court to hand over all the properties to OL instead of the State Bank of India (SBI).

The office of OL submitted its objection to the plea submitted by the SBI to restore the rights of Vijay Mallya’s properties to the bank so that it can recover its dues by selling them.

The bank is seeking rights over properties, including shares held by Mallya, worth ₹6,203 crore.

In its objection, the OL said the bank is not the only creditor of the company and the liquidator has to secure interests of other creditors as well. MUMBAI: The United Kingdom’s high court has upheld an order banning an Indian-origin doctor, who had been found responsible for the death of a cancer patient at a Mumbai hospital, from practising there. In August 2018, the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal had found Dr Pantula Sastry, an oncologist, responsible for the death of a 55-year-old non-hodgkins lymphoma patient.

According to the tribunal, Dr Sastry had performed a stem cell transplantation on the patient Sushma Agarwal, knowing that her condition was not suitable for the procedure. Agarwal died 21 days after the procedure at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH).

After the tribunal banned him from practising in the UK, Dr Sastry appealed with the high court. “I am satisfied there has been no error of approach by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service,” said the UK high court.

The patient’s son, Avtansh Agarwal, had alleged medical negligence and reported his mother’s case to the General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK after he learned Dr Sastry had started practising there.

“Our client intends to appeal this judgment though one has not been lodged at this time,” said Sarah Dodds, Dr Sastry’s lawyer in the UK. Dr Ram Narain, chief executive officer, KDAH, said the matter in India has been put before legal forums and therefore he would not comment on it.

“There’s a sense of relief that the GMC and UK authorities have diligently pursued the case and delivered the highest level of sanction,” said Avtansh, who is awaiting action from the Maharashtra Medical Council.

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