'Fully cooperating with probe; not to leave country without prior nod': Anil Ambani tells Supreme Court

New Delhi: Beleagured industrialist Anil Ambani has told the Supreme Court he has been cooperating with the ongoing investigations and would appear before the Enforcement Directorate in response to summons issued for February 26 in case of alleged massive banking and corporate fraud to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore involving Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) and Anil Ambani.

He also reiterated that he would not leave the country without prior permission from the top court.

In an affidavit, Ambani asserted that his role in the concerned companies had been that of a non-executive director only, and he was not involved in the day-to-day management or operational affairs of the said companies.

He pointed out the apex court on February 04, 2026, has recorded his statement through senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on his behalf that he will not be leaving the country without the prior permission of this court.

"By way of the present affidavit, I formally reiterate and place on record the said statement as an undertaking before this court," he said.

He also stated that he not left India since July, 2025, i.e., since the inception of the present investigations, and presently have no plan or intention to travel outside India.

"It is further undertaken that in the event any requirement of foreign travel arises, I shall seek prior leave and permission of this court before undertaking any such travel," his affidavit said.

He also said he has been fully cooperating with the investigating agencies in connection with the ongoing investigations and would continue to extend complete cooperation.

"I have been summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement to appear on February 26, 2026 and I undertake to appear and join the investigation on the said date. I further undertake to fully cooperate with the authorities, ensuring procedural clarity and preventing any suggestion of evasion or selective presentation of facts by the petitioner," his response said.

He also said, he is not a flight risk and has no intention whatsoever to evade the process of law.

The court had first on November 18, 2025 issued notice to the Centre, Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, Anil Ambani and others on a plea filed by former Union Secretary E A S Sarma, through advocates Prashant Bhushan and Pranav Sachdeva alleging systematic diversion of public funds, fabrication of financial statements and institutional complicity across multiple entities of the Anil Ambani–led Reliance ADAG Group.