India, Nov. 2 -- The Bombay high court on Monday said Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders are "at the mercy of the country and cannot live here and criticise" it, even as it granted interim relief to actor Imran Khan over the 'Leave India' order issued against him.

Khan, who is a US citizen, was allowed to continue his India stay after he tendered an "unconditional apology" for his alleged participation in a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The next hearing is scheduled for December 7.

"OCI cardholders at the mercy of the country and cannot live here and criticize the country," a division bench of chief justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and justice Advait Sethna said.

The court was hearing ...