Leave India notice is illegal: Imran Khan's lawyers
India, Oct. 16 -- A
ctor Imran Khan's lawyers have called the notice directing him to leave India by October 28 "bad in law and illegal" and are set to challenge it in the Bombay High Court today (October 16).
The notice was issued by Mumbai's Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) after the actor participated in a Mumbai protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Speaking to us, his lawyers Zulfiquar Memon, Parvez Memon and Chirag Naik of MZM Legal LLP confirm, "We are filing a plea and will be moving it for an urgent hearing." The legal team argues that the notice does not specify which provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, Khan allegedly violated. "The basis of the plea is that our client Imran Khan has not violated any conditions of the FRRO act," they say.
The lawyers also question the procedure followed, arguing that an OCI holder's visa must first be cancelled by the Ministry of Home Affairs after a hearing. "Therefore, this notice issued by FRRO is bad in law and illegal, reflects non application of mind and will be challenged in court," they add....
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