India, Dec. 24 -- The central government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the extradition proceedings against liquor baron Vijay Mallya are at an advanced stage.

Solicitor-general Tushar Mehta along with additional solicitors-general SV Raju and Anil Singh informed the court that extradition proceedings have been initiated against Mallya in England and the proceedings were at an advanced stage.

They also expressed apprehension that Mallya may use his petition pending before the high court to delay the extradition process underway in courts in the United Kingdom.

Mehta was responding to a petition filed by the fugitive liquor baron, challenging the constitutional validity of the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, 2018. Mal...