India, Oct. 27 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday, October 26, deferred the hearing on actor Imran Khan's petition challenging a Mumbai police notice that directs him to leave India by Wednesday, October 28. The court rescheduled the matter for Tuesday, October 27, after lawyers for the actor and the government asked for more time.

A division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna heard the plea. Senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond, appearing for Khan, and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Union government, asked the court to list the case for Tuesday. The bench accepted the request.

Mumbai Police issued the notice after Khan, 43, was briefly detained on October 10 during a rally at Mumbai's ...