Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s life in pictures

Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher is facing legal action for allegedly defaulting on loans of Rs 9,000. Mallya, who is also a member of Rajya Sabha, has been asked by the Supreme Court to appear before it on March 30. (Express archive)

Mallya had become the chairman of the company in 1983 at the age of 28 after his father's demise. (Express archive)

On November 4, 2009, Kingfisher reported a second quarter net loss of Rs 418.77 crore and laid off nearly 100 pilots. (Express archive)

On December 1, 2011, Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd sent a notice to the airline to pay a Rs 90-crore outstanding due. (Express archive)

On March 17, 2012, Revenue Department threatened to take KFA to court over alleged service tax evasion. (Express archive)

On October 12, 2012, non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against Mallya and four other directors for non-appearance in cases relating to bouncing of cheques issued in favour of GMR Hyderabad International Airport towards user charges. (Express archive)

On February 21, 2013, the Special Court for Economic Offences, Bangalore, issued summons to Mallya on a criminal case filed by the Income-Tax Department for not remitting to the government tax deducted at source. (Express archive)

August 9, 2014, CBI instituted a preliminary inquiry against IDBI Bank and KFA. The bank had sanctioned a loan of Rs 950 crore, despite KFA having a negative rating. (Express archive)

December 10, 2015: The CBI questioned Mallya as part of the probe into alleged wilful default of Rs 900-crore loan in conspiracy with unknown officials of IDBI bank. (Express archive)

On February 27, 2016, SBI-led consortium of lenders moves the debt recovery tribunal (DRT) to attach Mallya’s passport and on March 7, 2016, DRT asked Diageo to withhold non-compete payment to Mallya. (Express archive)