Sanjay Rajkumar Chhabria vs Bureau of Immigration Ministry of Home Affairs and 2 Ors.

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Digitally signed by RUPALI RUPALI RAJESH RAJESH WAKODIKAR WAKODIKAR Date: 2026.04.28 17:54:38 +0530

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION (LODGING) NO. 7708 OF 2026

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WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO. 7675 OF 2026

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Sanjay Rajkumar Chhabriaa ...Applicant Versus Versus The Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs & 2 Ors. ...Respondents

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Mr.Darshan Naik, Ms. Reshma Shirke, Mr. Gopalkrishna Naik, Mr. Prabhodh Sanade, Mr. K.L.Dalvi, Ms. Sangita Upadhaya for the Applicant.

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Mr. Vijay H. Kantharia i/b Mr. Rahul Tiwari for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3.

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Ms. Disha Parekh i/b NDP Law for the Respondent No.2.

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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 9th APRIL, 2026

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P.C. :

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This is an application for temporary suspension of the

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Look-Out Circular (‘LOC’) and permission to the Applicant to travel to United States of America from 5^th May, 2026 to 25^th May, 2026.

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Heard learned Counsel Mr. Darshan Naik for the Applicant, Mr. Vijay H. Kantharia for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3 and Ms. Disha Parekh for the Respondent No.2.

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Learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the Applicant’s son - Vishwaroop Chhabria is studying in Babson College in the United States of America. He is pursuing Bachelors in Business Administration and Management. He is graduating this year. The Applicant wants to attend his Graduation-cum-Convocation Ceremony to be held in the month of May, 2026.

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The Applicant is desirous of attending the Convocation Ceremony as it is a proud moment for the entire family. This is once in a lifetime occasion for the entire family. He submitted that vide a separate order passed in IA(L)/6566/2026 in WP(L)/23121/2025, his

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wife is permitted to travel to the United States of America between the same period on certain conditions. He submitted that his family consists of his 79 year old mother, 14 year old daughter and a 48 year old sister who all are staying together in Mumbai. The mother and sister of the Applicant would be in Mumbai during his period of travel abroad and the daughter would be travelling to attend the same Convocation Ceremony.

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Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent No.2 –

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Bank of Baroda does not have objection for granting permission to the Applicant to travel to the United States of America between that period, provided similar conditions imposed on his wife are imposed on the Applicant as well.

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Considering these submissions made by the learned

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Counsel for the Applicant and the stand taken by the contesting Respondent No.2 – Bank of Baroda, we are inclined to allow this application on the similar conditions imposed on the Applicant’s wife.

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Hence, the following order.

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ORDER

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(1) The Applicant is permitted to travel to the United States of

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America from 5^th May, 2026 to 25^th May, 2026 on the following conditions :

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(i) The Applicant shall file an undertaking in this Court setting out a detailed itinerary of the above travel including the airline tickets, addresses of the hotels, where he would be staying during the above travel, alongwith other contact details. This undertaking shall also state that the Applicant shall return to India on or before 25^th May, 2026.

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(ii) The Applicant shall also file another undertaking not to apply for renewal and/or extension of this order until he returns to India.

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(iii) The copies of both the aforesaid undertakings shall

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be served on the Advocate for the Respondent No.2 – Bank

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of Baroda before the date of departure.

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(2) Subject to the above conditions, the Applicant is permitted to travel abroad as aforesaid.

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(3) It is clarified that this order does not apply to any other Look-Out Circular and/or restraint order, if issued by any other Authority/Court/Agency/Bank.

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(4) The Immigration Authorities at all Ports of Departure including all Airports will permit the Applicant passage and allow him to take flights out of the country irrespective of whether the Respondent No.2 – Bank of Baroda has notified them or not and irrespective of whether this suspension is noted in the Immigration Authorities systems or otherwise.

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