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Last Updated:November 20, 2025, 20:48 IST
Mehul Choksi had challenged a Belgian court's October 17 order that termed the arrest warrants issued by a Mumbai special court as "enforceable", allowing his extradition.
Mehul Choksi appealed against the Antwerp court’s order declaring India’s extradition request “enforceable,” with the process now on hold in Belgium’s top court. (IMAGE: AFP)
Belgium’s Court of Cassation, the country’s highest judicial authority and roughly equivalent to India’s Supreme Court, will hear fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s plea challenging his extradition to India on December 9.
Choksi filed an application on October 30, challenging the October 17 order of the Antwerp Court of Appeals, which had termed India’s extradition request “enforceable." The court had earlier ruled that Choksi, the main accused in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab Bank (PNB) scam, faced “no risk" of being denied a fair trial or subjected to ill-treatment if sent back to India.
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November 20, 2025, 20:48 IST
News world Belgium's Top Court To Hear Mehul Choksi's Plea Challenging Extradition To India On December 9
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