Delhi High Court Dismisses Mehul Choksi's Plea To Preview 'Bad Boy Billionaires' Documentary

Delhi High Court has dismissed petition filed by Mehul Choksi seeking the pre-screening of Netflix documentary Bad Boy Billionaires: India. The series is scheduled to release on Sep 2. Choksi is an accused in the nearly USD 2 billion PNB scam.

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A single-judge bench of Justice Naveen Chawla refused to grant him a preview and said that there are no regulations to control the content on the over-the-top (OTT) media service, and asked him to approach the appropriate forum or file a civil suit in the matter.

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"The remedy of the petitioner would be in a civil suit as what is being alleged by the petitioner is an infringement of his private right. In view of the abuse submissions, the present petition is dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to seek appropriate legal remedy," Justice Chawla said.

Choksi, the promoter of Gitanjali Gems, and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused in the ?13,500 crores Punjab National Bank fraud case. Choksi left the country last year and was granted citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda.

The documentary is said to be based on the rise and fall of India's most infamous billionaires including Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi other business tycoons accused in several alleged scams.