Imran Khan gets interim relief as Bombay High | Indian Movie News
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday put on maintain a discover issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) directing actor Imran Khan to depart India by October 28. The court’s order will stay in impact until November 2, when the matter is scheduled to be heard again.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna handed the direction after the Central authorities sought more time to reply to Khan’s petition. The Centre’s counsel also assured the court that no coercive motion can be taken against the actor in the interim.
During the listening to, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), representing the Centre, requested that the matter be listed on Monday, November 2. Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond, showing for Khan, identified that the actor had been directed to depart India the next day under the FRRO discover.
The ASG subsequently assured the bench that no motion can be taken against Khan before the next listening to. The court then adjourned the matter and ordered that the challenged FRRO directive stay suspended until the next listening to.
Why Imran Khan approached the Bombay High Court
Khan filed his petition on October 17, searching for to quash the FRRO’s October 14 “Leave India Notice”. He also sought interim safety against deportation, lookout notices and interference with his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) standing.
The discover adopted Khan’s transient detention by the police after he participated in protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. A grievance was also filed by BJP chief Kirit Somaiya over alleged public-order violations.
In his petition, Khan argued that the FRRO issued the discover because he had tried to attend the protest. He alleged that the authorities acted unexpectedly and without giving him a prior listening to, claiming that political strain and social media campaigns had influenced the choice.
Khan additional contended that the authorities had bypassed the safeguards offered under Section 7D of the Citizenship Act, which governs the cancellation of OCI registration.
Separate discover issued over OCI standing
On October 17, the FRRO also issued a show-cause discover under Section 7D regarding the potential cancellation of Khan’s OCI standing. However, this separate discover has not been challenged in the current petition, according to the small print of the case.
Khan has also requested the court to direct the authorities to produce inside data relating to the choice to issue the discover.
The matter is scheduled to be heard again on November 2 at 3 pm. Until then, the FRRO’s direction requiring Khan to depart India stays on maintain.
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