# Bombay HC seeks ED reply on Mallya’s closure plea 2026-08-14T01:52:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Enforcement Directorate to submit the current status of its investigation and asset attachments before it can consider Vijay Mallya's application to close a pending matter. The court also wants verification from the lead lender, the State Bank of India. The next hearing is on September 9. Justice Milind Jadhav orally observed that the decade-old commercial dispute should be concluded. Mallya's lawyer argued that banks have recovered around Rs 15,000 crore against an original claim of about Rs 6,203 crore, settling all civil liabilities. The court said it must hear the ED first. Mallya left India in 2016 and was declared a fugitive economic offender in 2019. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - thehindu.com Tags: bank recovery, Bombay High Court, Enforcement Directorate, fugitive economic offender, Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vijay-mallya-seeks-closure-of-bombay-hc-case-ed-reply-sought/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vijay-mallya-seeks-closure-of-bombay-hc-case-ed-reply-sought/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.