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Mehul Choksi Drops Damages Claim Against Govt, Hungarian Woman in London HC
✍️ Times of India
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 06:28 AM
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Mehul Choksi has withdrawn his damages claim against the Indian government and a Hungarian woman in the London High Court. The civil suit, filed by the fugitive diamond trader, is now closed.
Mehul Choksi, the Indian diamantaire accused in the Punjab National Bank fraud case, has decided to drop his damages claim against the Indian government and a Hungarian woman. The claim was being heard in the London High Court.
The lawsuit alleged that Choksi suffered losses due to actions by the Indian authorities and the Hungarian national. By withdrawing the claim, he ends the civil proceedings in the UK jurisdiction.
Legal representatives for Choksi confirmed the withdrawal but did not disclose the reasons behind the decision. The development does not affect the ongoing criminal cases against him in India.
The lawsuit alleged that Choksi suffered losses due to actions by the Indian authorities and the Hungarian national. By withdrawing the claim, he ends the civil proceedings in the UK jurisdiction.
Legal representatives for Choksi confirmed the withdrawal but did not disclose the reasons behind the decision. The development does not affect the ongoing criminal cases against him in India.