Vivek Kudva v. Union of India through Director and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Vivek Kudva v. Union of India Through Director & Ors., Bombay High Court, Interim Application No. 2261 of 2025 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 3382 of 2023, decided 16 July 2025 (Ravindra V. Ghuge & Gautam A. Ankhad, JJ.) — permission to travel overseas despite Look Out Circular (LOC)/travel restrictions; ED consent/no opposition; travel allowed 15 July 2025 to 15 December 2025 per tentative itinerary 'X'; conditions: itinerary intimation to ED, 48-hour return reporting, Bureau of Immigration notification, immigration clearance irrespective of system update, ED attendance on two weeks' notice; interim application allowed. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application allowed: the Applicant is permitted to travel overseas from 15th July, 2025 until 15th December, 2025 in terms of the tentative itinerary 'X' (dates may fluctuate), subject to conditions — intimation of each finalized itinerary to the Directorate of Enforcement; furnishing of full pre-departure itinerary with contact details to the ED electronically; informing the ED of each return to India within 48 hours; attendance at the ED office as and when called with at least two weeks' prior notice; the Joint Director, ED Mumbai to inform the Bureau of Immigration of the order within 48 hours of upload; and immigration authorities to permit the Applicant to pass through immigration and board flights irrespective of system updates.