TOI Correspondent from London: A London high court judge on Friday refused fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to adjourn his trial against Bank of India who are pursuing him for $8 million (about Rs 72.5 crore) claiming he gave a personal guarantee on a loan the bank gave to his company, Firestar Diamond FZE, in Dubai.
Deputy high court judge Simon Tinkler also refused Nirav’s attempt to amend his defence at the eleventh hour, saying “further applications without a material change in circumstances could be an abuse of court process”.
