Centre mentions Mehul Choksi case in Supreme Court for urgent hearing

The Central government on Tuesday mentioned the fugitive Mehul Choksi case seeking an urgent hearing against a Bombay High Court order allowing Choksi`s counsel to furnish his health report.

Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it may have an impact on fugitive`s extradition from Antigua.

The Bombay High Court had on June 24 stated that a team of specialists from Mumbai`s JJ Hospital will give a report to the High Court on the present health condition of Mehul Choksi to ascertain whether he is fit to travel from Antigua to India for interrogation or not.

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At that time, Choksi's lawyers were directed to submit his latest medical reports to the team within a week.

The doctors will submit a report on the status of Choksi's health in a sealed cover to the court on July 9. The Bombay High Court has scheduled the matter for hearing on July 10.