He added that the long waitfor a resolution to the case of the ailing firm, which has Chinese shareholders, was an advantage to Mercedes-Benz in the battle for market share in London.
The Supreme Court is hearing another similar case, filed by death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, and on Wednesday, the judges said they would waitfor a ruling in that case before taking up the case of Veerappan's associates.