Lalit Modi’s new London home in Belgrave Square makes royal, old business families their neighbors. It was all fun and friendly.
The appeal follows a March 2022 High Court ruling that dismissed the Singapore-based model-turned-investor Maag’s fraud claim against Modi, though ordered Modi to pay the balance of $800,000 with interest. went.
Maag had invested $1 million in Lalit Modi’s cancer venture through his company Quantum Care, and accused him of fraud and breach of contract. She says that Modi had lured him to invest by making misleading/false claims of several high-profile individuals who supported his venture.
Modi denied the allegations, saying she knew many important personalities and many such names represented the wish list of the people. The venture never took off. During the February 2022 trial, Lalit Modi and his son Ruchir gave evidence and were cross-examined in court.
“From the very beginning of my case, I had no doubt that, despite the clarity of the fraud claim, it still needed to be measured up to the high legal bar set by the court. As disappointing as the original decision on the fraud claim was, it left my case The Court of Appeals to recognize its merits and treat it fairly served to strengthen my resolve. Justice was delayed but not denied,” Maag tells me.
BlackLion Law LLP, representing Lalit Modi, confirms that the appeal has been listed for February 2023.
Lalit Modi first floated the idea for franchise-based cricket in India in the mid-1990s – it eventually began in 2008 as the Indian Premier League, which added money to the glamor of cricket. Sushmita Sen became the first Indian to become Miss Universe in 1994.
And while interest in the Lalit Modi-Sushmita Sen duo has been and will continue to grow, nothing can match the scale of information emanating from court documents and arguments. So when the appeal is heard, there will definitely be new details that will throw more light on Lalit Modi’s lifestyle and what keeps him busy.
Modi came to the UK in 2010 – he says he left India because of security threats – and there has always been speculation about his residence and nationality. He lived at 117 Sloane Street for several years, and news reports rekindle the grandeur of the place. However, Modi now lives in a house in nearby Belgrave Square, where he moved at the end of last year.
Sloane Street House falls in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, while her Belgrave Square residence falls in the Borough of Westminster and is a Grade 1 listed building. The distance between them can be covered in less than 5 minutes, so the shift should still keep him and his family close to their favorite prey. Both are prominent qualities and come with their own charms. However, it is not entirely clear whether moving to Belgrave Square represents a downgrade or upgrade.
Belgrave Square, as the name suggests, has a private garden in the center with statues of the inventors Christopher Columbus and Prince Henry of Portugal. Belgrave Square is a favorite among the diplomatic community as about a dozen embassies are located there.
Notable individuals who once owned or still live in homes are the Barclay Brothers, owners of The Telegraph newspaper and the Ritz Hotel, Sheikh Mohammed, ruler of Dubai, Russian aristocrat Oleg Deripaska, and senior members of the Qatar and Kuwait royal families.
When Modi is not traveling outside the UK, he can choose from his favorite watering hole in London, which is just a short walk from his home. The Chiltern Fireplace is one such favorite spot where their June 2016 party was a huge hit. Going by his social media posts, it seems that he has spent a lot of time with Sushmita Sen outside the UK.
When I asked Blu if she had seen Lalit Modi’s latest adventures, she told me: “I don’t follow Lalit Modi on social media or otherwise, suffice it to say that I am not interested in his personal life.”