Bollywood actor Imran Khan will not have to leave India at least till Monday (November 2) as assured by the Foreigners Registration Regional Office (FRRO), Mumbai today (October 27) before the Bombay High Court.

A division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna was hearing the plea filed by Khan challenging the "Leave India Notice" (LIN) issued to him by the FRRO, Mumbai asking him to leave the country by October 28 (tomorrow).

This action was initiated after Khan participated in the protests demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

On Tuesday, when the matter was called out, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh urged the bench to defer hearing of the matter till Monday (November 2) as the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta could not join the hearing through VC facility.

At this, Senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond pointed out that the LIN in question asks his client to leave India by October 28 i.e. tomorrow.

When Chief Justice Tripathi too pointed out this, ASG Singh said, "Milords, we are giving assurance as we are only seeking time till Monday."

Having heard him, the bench dictated a short order recording that SG Mehta has sought deferment of the hearing till Monday.

At this, ASG Singh urged the judges not to record anything (about the assurance).

Weighing in, Dhond said, "Since ASG has assured there is no need to record."

The bench therefore, recorded, "In light of the above, the Impugned 'Leave India Notice' dated October 14, 2026, issued to the Petitioner by the Respondent No. 2 – Foreigners Regional Registration Officer ('FRRO'), will be kept in abeyance, until the adjourned date of hearing i.e., November 2, 2026."

The bench therefore, adjourned the hearing till Monday. However, it passed an order directing that the notice be kept in abeyance till November 2.

Appearance:

Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond along with Advocates Zulfiquar Memon, Kunal Vajani, Parvez Memon, Chirag Naik, Vaijayanti Sharma, Kush Agarwal, Mahesh Ahire, Drishti Singh, Kshemendra Bharadwaj, Aman Tiwari, Rohit Deoras, Soumyajoti Lodh and Lisa Memon instructed by MZM Legal LLP for the Imran Khan.

Additional Solicitor General of India Anil Singh along with Advocates Savita Ganoo, DP Singh, Aman Mehta, Jainendra Sheth, Dhaval Sethia, Prithviraj Chauduri, Adarsh Vyas and Krishnakant Deshmukh Union.

Advocate Subhash Jha instructed by Law Global Advocates for the Intervenor.

Advocate Dr. Milind Sathe along with Government Pleader Anjali Helekar, Additional Government Pleader Jyoti Chavan represented the State.