The Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Centre on the extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya within six weeks.
The apex court bench headed by Justice UU Lalit was informed by the Centre that some legal proceedings are still pending in the United Kingdom which is delaying the extradition.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told the apex court that Mallya is not cooperating with the lawyer which will further aggravate the problem.
The bench posted the contempt case against him for further hearing in January 2021.
In the earlier hearing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had told the top court that extradition of Mallya was ordered by the highest court of the United Kingdom but it has not been put into effect.
The Centre had said it is not aware of the "secret' ongoing proceedings in the UK which are delaying Mallya's extradition. ani
