Court said- Only Indian citizens have the fundamental right to protest.
Mumbai. The Mumbai High Court on Monday strongly reprimanded American citizen and actor Imran Khan for joining the protest on the issue of Chief Election Commissioner and Special Intensive Revision of Voter List (CEC-SIR), noting that only Indian citizens have the fundamental right to protest., After which Khan apologized unconditionally.
A bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna said that India is so generous that 'Non Resident Indian'(OCI) card holder instead of immediately deporting the US citizen, First a notice is issued asking him to leave the country.
Advocate Venkatesh Dhond, who appeared for Khan, immediately gave a written assurance on behalf of his client after the court's remarks that the actor will not take part in any protest in future., And also apologized unconditionally.
After this, the bench listed the next hearing on Khan's petition on December 7., in which he ' Overseas Regional Registration Office'(Have challenged that notice of FRRO), in which they 28 Was asked to leave the country by October. This notice was given to him for his participation in a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR issue in Mumbai last month. High Court Extending the period of its previous order, it continued the stay on the notice.