<p>An FIR was today filed against liquor baron Vijay Mallya and his cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines on a criminal complaint by Bangalore International Airport Limited for non-payment of user development fees and passenger service fees to it.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We have filed an FIR against Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines...," Assistant Police Commissioner Kamalpant told PTI here.<br /><br />The FIR has been registered at BIAL police station on a direction by a magistrate court here, where BIAL had filed the complaint on October 21, he said, adding that they received the court order yesterday.<br /><br />In its private criminal complaint, BIAL has sought action under IPC Sections including 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 418 (cheating) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) with a direction to police to probe the matter.<br /><br />BIAL contended that Kingfisher Airlines had collected user development fees and passenger service fees from domestic and international passengers during 2008-12, but after initial stage did not remit the money to BIAL as required under a Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directive.<br /><br />The DGCA circular of September 22, 2008 said that private airlines should collect user development fees and passenger service fees and remit it to the airport operator.<br />According to BIAL, Kingfisher Airlines owes them about Rs 208 crore.<br /><br />Hit by financial woes, Kingfisher Airlines has been grounded for the past one year.<br /><br />In a statement issued late this evening, a UB Group spokesperson said, "We are not aware of the purported proceedings filed by the BIAL as we have not been served with copies thereof till date."<br /><br />"At any rate, it is apparent that what is at best a civil dispute is being given the colour of criminality solely with a view to compel us to submit to the demands of BIAL, notwithstanding that we have a legitimate defence," Prakash Mirpuri, the group's Vice President Corporate Communications, said in the statement.<br /><br />"Be that as it may, in the event that the police authorities have been ordered to investigate the matter, we will cooperate with them," he added. <br /><br />In a statement issued late this evening, a UB Group spokesperson said, "We are not aware of the purported proceedings filed by the BIAL as we have not been served with copies thereof till date."<br /><br />"At any rate, it is apparent that what is at best a civil dispute is being given the colour of criminality solely with a view to compel us to submit to the demands of BIAL, notwithstanding that we have a legitimate defence," Prakash Mirpuri, the group's Vice President Corporate Communications, said in the statement.<br /><br />"Be that as it may, in the event that the police authorities have been ordered to investigate the matter, we will cooperate with them," he added.</p>
<p>An FIR was today filed against liquor baron Vijay Mallya and his cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines on a criminal complaint by Bangalore International Airport Limited for non-payment of user development fees and passenger service fees to it.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We have filed an FIR against Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines...," Assistant Police Commissioner Kamalpant told PTI here.<br /><br />The FIR has been registered at BIAL police station on a direction by a magistrate court here, where BIAL had filed the complaint on October 21, he said, adding that they received the court order yesterday.<br /><br />In its private criminal complaint, BIAL has sought action under IPC Sections including 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 418 (cheating) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) with a direction to police to probe the matter.<br /><br />BIAL contended that Kingfisher Airlines had collected user development fees and passenger service fees from domestic and international passengers during 2008-12, but after initial stage did not remit the money to BIAL as required under a Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directive.<br /><br />The DGCA circular of September 22, 2008 said that private airlines should collect user development fees and passenger service fees and remit it to the airport operator.<br />According to BIAL, Kingfisher Airlines owes them about Rs 208 crore.<br /><br />Hit by financial woes, Kingfisher Airlines has been grounded for the past one year.<br /><br />In a statement issued late this evening, a UB Group spokesperson said, "We are not aware of the purported proceedings filed by the BIAL as we have not been served with copies thereof till date."<br /><br />"At any rate, it is apparent that what is at best a civil dispute is being given the colour of criminality solely with a view to compel us to submit to the demands of BIAL, notwithstanding that we have a legitimate defence," Prakash Mirpuri, the group's Vice President Corporate Communications, said in the statement.<br /><br />"Be that as it may, in the event that the police authorities have been ordered to investigate the matter, we will cooperate with them," he added. <br /><br />In a statement issued late this evening, a UB Group spokesperson said, "We are not aware of the purported proceedings filed by the BIAL as we have not been served with copies thereof till date."<br /><br />"At any rate, it is apparent that what is at best a civil dispute is being given the colour of criminality solely with a view to compel us to submit to the demands of BIAL, notwithstanding that we have a legitimate defence," Prakash Mirpuri, the group's Vice President Corporate Communications, said in the statement.<br /><br />"Be that as it may, in the event that the police authorities have been ordered to investigate the matter, we will cooperate with them," he added.</p>