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Bombay High Court grants Imran Khan interim relief, delays exit

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 10:17 UTC · How we work

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U.S. actor Imran Khan received interim relief from the Bombay High Court, delaying his exit.
The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) issued a Leave India Notice on October 14, ordering Khan to leave by October 28.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested more time, so the bench adjourned the hearing to November 2.
Khan, an OCI holder, argued the notice violated Articles 14 and 21 and sought its quash and a stay.

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Maharashtra cabinet approved Rs 5,000 advance payments to nearly 1.5 crore drought-hit farmers before Diwali.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said oil processing capacity will reach 300 million tonnes by 2030.
Puri added India expanded LPG imports to 41 countries, keeping cooking-gas supply uninterrupted during the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
BJP leader Tarun Chugh alleged roughly three crore Bangladeshi “infiltrators” failed to verify voter eligibility in Gujarat’s SIR process.

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Bombay High Court barred using public funds to pay celebrities for anti-pollution campaigns.
Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale voiced displeasure at fee-seeking film personalities.
The bench ordered the 1916 BMC helpline and police number 100 to be publicised across media.
It directed officials to launch awareness drives in slums covering 40-50% of Mumbai’s population.
Amicus Anand Pai suggested involving ward corporators, and the court ordered officials to do so.

History

India’s environmental jurisprudence began with M.C. Mehta’s 1987 Supreme Court case, which imposed absolute liability on polluters, and intensified in 1996 when the Court established the 10,400-sq-km Taj Trapezium Zone to curb industrial emissions. Those precedents underpin today’s Bombay High Court decision barring publicly funded celebrity anti-pollution drives and influencing Maharashtra’s drought-relief policies.

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Historical Context

India’s environmental jurisprudence began with M.C. Mehta’s 1987 Supreme Court case, which imposed absolute liability on polluters, and intensified in 1996 when the Court established the 10,400-sq-km Taj Trapezium Zone to curb industrial emissions. Those precedents underpin today’s Bombay High Court decision barring publicly funded celebrity anti-pollution drives and influencing Maharashtra’s drought-relief policies.

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