The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London has agreed to hear the plea, which could push back his extradition, a move the Indian government plans to challenge.

UK actors union Equity will seek to appeal the High Court judgement that saw its claim against casting directory Spotlight thrown out last week. General Secretary Paul Fleming said the Equity Council,

Nirav Modi’s lawyers have argued that “if extradited to India, he will be interrogated by multiple agencies and may face torture during such interrogation”

The Home Office had said it planned to lodge an appeal against the judge’s decision, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood saying she will fight last-minute claims against removals, and that the use of modern slavery legislation to block deportations made a “mockery of our laws”.

Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi has filed a fresh application before a UK court in a bid to delay his extradition to India, where he faces charges of defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 6,498 crore in a wider Rs 13,578 crore scam linked to his uncle Mehul Choksi.

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Millions of words spoken in the U.K.'s highest court risk being misunderstood, misquoted or simply missed because transcribing them accurately is too difficult and too expensive, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

Nirav Modi is understood to have argued, citing certain testimonies, that he will be interrogated by multiple agencies and may face torture in India.

The move is in response to a lower court ruling that some tariffs did not fall within the president's mandate.

UK court has accepted Nirav Modi's plea to reopen his extradition case, citing risk of interrogation; Indian agencies are preparing a detailed response to contest the claims