Mumbai/IBNS, July 3 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Mumbai Police for issuing an externment order against a political activist, stressing that citizens have the constitutional right to protest and raise slogans against the government.

What is the case?

Chaudhary challenged the externment order, claiming he had been barred from the area for one year.

According to the petition, the externment proceedings stemmed from a show-cause notice issued in October 2025, based on multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against him between 2019 and 2024 for participating in or organising protests.

Advocates Payoshi Roy and Ibraheem Harbat, appearing for Chaudhary, argued that all the FIRs against their clien...