The Bombay High Court will hear the petition on October 26, as Imran Khan faces a departure deadline
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday said it will hear on October 26, actor Imran Khan Pal’s petition against a ‘leave India notice’ issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, (FRRO), Mumbai, to him on October 14, four days after a protest where he was detained. The notice requires him to leave the country, as a US national, by October 28. The Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh for the Centre and FRRO, a central authority under the Bureau of Immigration said he received a copy of the petition “10 minutes ago. Dhond said since the actor has been asked to leave by October 28 it would be cutting it too close.
He said, “ this is a petition where a person who has been residing in India since he was 2 years old, is asked to leave without notice, without any hearing, without reasons…”. The actor has no criminal antecedents, Dhond said to a query. He said the petition mentions that he has no criminal record and no antecedents. Dhond said it was. However, Singh said, “we will come prepared to argue the matter.
The HC asked the actor to also make State a party. Senior counsel Venkatesh Dhond for the actor mentioned the matter for urgent hearing. The Chief Justice led bench before which the matter was mentioned asked if all parties were served a copy of the petition.
On Saturday the actor also was issued a fresh notice this time a show cause notice on why his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status should not be cancelled by invoking a provision under the Citizenship Act that says for any action violating