Person
Vijay Mallya
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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Details
- Role
- Businessman; declared a fugitive economic offender in January 2019; left India in March 2016
- Status
- Told the Bombay High Court in February 2026 that he cannot say when he will return to India, as UK orders bar him from leaving England and Wales and his passport has been revoked; the Centre opposed his plea; the court asked the Centre to reply and fixed a further hearing
Connections (1)
- Vijay Mallya / Challenging his fugitive economic offender status before / Bombay High Court
- Through senior counsel Amit Desai, he told the court his passport has been revoked and UK orders bar him from leaving England and Wales, so he cannot say when he will return. Desai argued his physical presence was not required to hear his petitions against the fugitive tag and the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act; the Centre opposed the plea. A special PMLA court declared him a fugitive economic offender in January 2019; the report says he faces allegations of defaulting on loans running into several thousand crore rupees.19 Feb 2026 · Business Today · Travel from UK barred, passport revoked: Mallya tells HC he cannot give a fixed India return timeline