Vijay Mallya's $20mn 'Sky Mansion' is ready, but will he get possession?
This skyscraper is being built under a joint venture between United Breweries Holdings Ltd (UBHL) and Prestige
Estates Projects Ltd. In this agreement UBHL owns 55 percent stake and
the developer have 45 percent.
and Prestige Estates Projects Ltd,
The rough value of the 'Sky Mansion' is around USD 20 million but the
embattled industrialist -- whose Kingfisher Airlines defaulted on a huge
loan and who has been staying out of the country despite directives --
may lose the apartment.
In the legal battle that has ensued since Kingfisher's default, the debt recovery tribunal in Bengaluru ruled in favour ofSBI the airline's largest lender, and allowed banks to start the process of recovering the Rs 6,203.35 crore owed by the carrier.
The liquor baron and his companies -- UBHL, Kingfisher Airlines and
Kingfisher Finvest India -- need to pay an amount of Rs 9,000 crore,
after adding interest, to banks.
"In its application, Kingfisher Towers is listed under other known
assets of UBHL, which means it (the apartments owned by the firm) can be
sold by the recovery officer to pay the dues of the bank," according to
the Mint report.
SS Naganand, senior counsel appearing for the bankers' consortium told
the newspaper that if Mallya is found guilty under charges of money
laundering, the government can also confiscate his or her property
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