Actor Imran Khan challenges leave-India notice in Bombay High Court
Khan asked the court to set aside an order requiring him to leave India by October 28. Mumbai immigration officials also issued a separate notice concerning his overseas citizenship status.
Actor Imran Khan petitioned the Bombay High Court in Mumbai on October 17, 2026, to overturn an immigration notice ordering him to leave India by October 28. The filing puts the order before a court while a separate notice issued the same day raises the possibility that his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status could be cancelled.
The court filing is a new step since NewsJaws reported the earlier leave-India notice. The Times of India said Khan filed his petition electronically and sought urgent intervention to stop the order taking effect.
Why Imran Khan is challenging the leave-India notice
In his petition, Khan called the order arbitrary and said it gave him no reasons, supporting material or specific alleged legal breach, according to The Hindu. He argued that he had received neither an inquiry nor an opportunity to respond before being told to leave. Those are Khan’s allegations before the court; no ruling on them has been reported.
The Times of India reported that the notice relates to Khan’s participation in an October 10 protest in Mumbai. Khan said in his petition that he had no connection with organisations involved in arranging or joining a protest against the chief election commissioner, and alleged that the order was intended to stifle perceived dissent. The newspaper identified him as Imran Khan Pal, 44, and reported his statement that he has lived in India since he was two.
The petition challenges a notice dated October 14, according to Oneindia. The Times of India reported that the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) invoked the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025, while Khan’s petition said the notice did not identify the provisions he had supposedly breached. He asked the court to stay the order and set it aside.
What the separate OCI notice requires
On October 17, the FRRO also sent Khan a show-cause notice asking why his OCI card should not be cancelled, The Hindu and The Times of India reported. The Hindu said Khan, a US citizen, was given 15 days to respond. The notice asks for an explanation; it does not itself establish that his status has been cancelled.
Khan’s legal team, led by advocate Zulfikar Memon, was expected to mention the petition before the Bombay High Court on October 19, according to The Hindu. That was a planned court step, not a confirmed hearing or decision. The October 28 departure deadline remains the immediate issue in his request for court intervention.
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Sources and context
- Imran Khan moves Bombay HC against ‘arbitrary, illegal’ notice to leave IndiaThe Hindu
- Actor Imran Khan moves Bombay High Court, challenges leave India notice as ‘arbitrary, unreasoned’ issued without a hearingThe Times of India
- Imran Khan Moves Bombay High Court Against FRRO’s ‘Leave India’ NoticeOneindia
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