India, July 29 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed an exit permit issued to a Taiwanese national pursuing an LLB course at the Government Law College (GLC) in Mumbai, holding that the authorities had acted arbitrarily by ordering him to leave India despite his valid student visa.

A division bench comprising acting chief justice Ravindra Ghuge and justice Gautam Ankhad also directed the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to grant the 34-year-old law student a registration certificate and pass appropriate orders within six weeks, while permitting him to continue his studies in India in the meantime.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Wu Jyun Lin, a Taiwanese national, who challenged the FRRO's exit permit issued...