NEW DELHI,Feb 2026,: Industrialist Anil Ambani has filed an undertaking before the Supreme Court that he will not leave India without prior permission of the Court and will continue to cooperate with investigating agencies in connection with probe against him for large-scale bank fraud by Reliance Communications (RCOM) its group entities.
He is currently being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the fraud.
The undertaking by Ambani was filed in response to a public interest litigation petition filed by one EAS Sarma.
The undertaking was filed after the Supreme Court on February 4 recorded a statement by Ambani’s lawyer, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, that Ambani would not travel abroad without the Court’s permission.
In the compliance affidavit, Ambani formally reiterated the assurance and placed it on record as an undertaking before the Court. He stated that he has not left India since July 2025, when the present investigations began, and currently has no intention to travel abroad.
He further undertook that if any requirement for foreign travel arises, he will seek prior permission from the Court before undertaking such travel.
The affidavit emphasised that Ambani has been cooperating with investigating agencies and will continue to do so. It stated that he has been summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement and has undertaken to appear and join the investigation on the scheduled date.
The affidavit also said that his examination under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is currently underway during the pendency of proceedings before the Supreme Court.
Ambani clarified that his role in the companies concerned was only that of a non-executive director and that he was not involved in their day-to-day management or operational affairs.
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