Actor Imran Khan was issued a notice to leave India days after he took part in a protest in Mumbai against against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Express Photo by Akash Patil)

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, October 27, put on hold the ‘Leave India Notice’ to actor Imran Khan by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) till Monday, November 2. The next hearing in Imran Khan’s plea against the ‘leave India’ notice has been adjourned to Monday.

A day ago, the Bombay High Court had deferred the hearing on Imran Khan’s plea challenging his ‘Leave India’ notice after the petitioner sought time and the Centre responded with ‘no objection’.

The ‘leave India’ notice was kept in abeyance after senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond, appearing for Imran Khan, opposed an intervention application which raised a preliminary objection that the present civil writ plea against the FRRO’s action could not lie on the criminal side.

Dhond said intervenor had no locus standi (legal standing) and he was a “third party…