Bombay High Court to Vijay Mallya: Return to India if You Want Plea Against FEO Act Heard

The Bombay High Court on Thursday told businessman Vijay Mallya that it cannot consider his challenge to the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, unless he returns to India.

During the hearing, Mallya’s counsel said he could not provide a definite date for return from the UK, citing revocation of his Indian passport in 2016 and restrictions imposed by a British court preventing him from leaving England and Wales or holding travel documents.

The Bench reiterated its earlier stand and directed the Centre to file its response within a week.

The matter has been posted to the second week of March 2026.