‘Not In A Position To Spell Out When’: Vijay Mallya To Bombay HC On Return To India | India News
Last Updated:February 18, 2026, 14:10 IST Mallya informed the court that the restrictions imposed by UK courts prevent his travel, as proceedings against him continue abroad. Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya. (AP File Image) Former liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that he is not in a position to specify when he will return to India, citing court orders passed in England that bar him from leaving the country. Mallya informed the court that the restrictions imposed by UK courts prevent his travel, as proceedings against him continue abroad. The Bombay High Court had earlier reiterated that it will not hear the petition filed by fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, challenging provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, unless he returns to India. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad made it clear that Mallya must first state whether he is willing to come back. “You (Mallya) have to come back…if you cannot come back then we cannot hear this plea,” the court said. Mallya, who …
