The Bombay High Court has refused actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra permission to travel to Phuket, Thailand, in the first week of October, dismissing their plea seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them. The LOC was issued in connection with an investigation by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the state police into a Rs 60 crore cheating case.
The couple had cited confirmed bookings for a family trip to Phuket and also highlighted their upcoming international travel plans, including a work trip to Los Angeles from October 21–24 and visits to the Maldives and Colombo from October 26–28 for expansion of their hospitality venture, Hotel Bastian. They further sought permission for travel to London and Dubai between December 20 and January 6, 2026, to meet Kundra’s parents.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A Ankhad directed the state to file a reply to Kundra’s plea by October 8, when the matter will be heard next. Meanwhile, the court did not grant interim relief for overseas travel during the first week of October.
The couple’s lawyers, Niranjan Mundargi and Keral Mehta, argued that Kundra has cooperated fully with the investigation and had appeared before the EOW last month after being summoned. They also noted that the duo had previously travelled abroad on multiple occasions despite another case registered in 2021 and had returned without violating any conditions.
The case stems from a complaint filed by Deepak Kothari, director of NBFC Lotus Capital Financial Services Ltd, who alleged that the couple approached him via a loan agent, Rajesh Arya, seeking a business loan.
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