![Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya smokes outside court for a break as he attends a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London on December 10, 2018, where a decision is expected on his extradition case. Vijay Mallya, a business tycoon who owned a Formula One team, is subject to an extradition request from India, where he left 2016, accused of fraud. / AFP / Ben STANSALL](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/B77S72RQR45CWZ5B2RHCF64K4M.jpg?smart=true&auth=04c9711f77f329f0ac53a08bcfe7828107f65aa5a4920c5924b865615d6d5807&width=400&height=225)
Vijay Mallya, an Indian business tycoon who owned a Formula One team, is accused of fraud. AFP / Ben STANSALL
Vijay Mallya, an Indian business tycoon who owned a Formula One team, is accused of fraud. AFP / Ben STANSALL
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya wins permission to use £1.2m frozen assets in court fight
Former Formula One team boss told court he needed £22,500 a month for living expenses