FUGITIVE Indian businessman Vijay Mallya has filed papers in the UK high court requesting permission to appeal against his bankruptcy order, the Times of India reported.
On July 26, Mallya, 65, was declared bankrupt by the insolvency and companies court (ICC) of the high court. His name now features in the individual insolvency register.
A spokesperson for the chancery division of the high court told the Times that Mallya had filed a notice seeking permission on August 16 to appeal the decision of chief ICC judge Michael Briggs, who had announced him bankrupt.
"He has still September 21 to file his appeal bundle and then it will be referred to another judge to consider whether to grant permission to appeal".
If permission is granted, Mallya will have a full appeal hearing, which could see the bankruptcy being overturned. He was denied permission to appeal against the order at the hearing on July 26.
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a boy getting "thali", a sacred thread tied to his neck symbolising marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom.Getty Images
This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows a member of the transgender community mourning as a priest cuts the "thali", a sacred thread symbolising end of her marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. Getty Images
