Imran Khan’s plea against ‘Leave India’ notice to be heard on October 26; Bombay High Court seeks Maharashtra government’s inclusion
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
The matter was mentioned before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna on Monday. Senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond, appearing for Khan, told the court that the star had received the notice after attempting to attend a protest, where he was stopped midway and had to return.
Adding to this, Dhond informed the bench that the Central government had been served a copy of the petition and requested an early hearing on October 21. However, the court scheduled the matter for October 26 to allow the FRRO time to obtain instructions on the petition.
Meanwhile, During the hearing, the bench also asked Khan’s lawyers to implead the Maharashtra government as a party to the case so that the court could ascertain whether the star had any criminal antecedents.
Notably, “Are there any criminal antecedents? Join State as party, so that in case. This is a local matter. So make State of Maharashtra a party,” the court shared.
As per the latest buzz, In his petition, Khan has questioned the circumstances and manner in which the October 14 directive was issued. He has alleged that the authorities acted in haste without giving him an opportunity to present his case and bypassed the statutory protections available to him as an OCI cardholder. The star has also claimed that the action followed social media campaigns targeting him by political figures.
In further updates, According to the petition, the authorities issued the directive under public pressure rather than through an independent assessment of the circumstances. Khan has sought the quashing of the October 14 notice and an interim stay on its operation. He has also asked the court to restrain authorities from taking coercive steps, including deportation, issuing lookout notices, blacklisting him or interfering with his OCI status.
On top of that, Additionally, the star has sought the production of internal records relating to the decision to direct him to leave India.
The directive was issued after Khan was briefly detained by the police following his participation in demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Source: Bollywood Hungama