# Imran Khan apologises to Bombay HC, gets stay on Leave India notice till 7 December 2026-11-02T12:23:44+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Bollywood actor Imran Khan on Monday, 2 November, offered an unconditional apology to the Bombay High Court and gave a written undertaking that he would not take part in any protest in the future. The court extended its interim stay on the Foreigners Regional Registration Office's (FRRO) ‘Leave India’ notice against him until 7 December. Khan, a US citizen and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, was issued the notice on 28 October after he attended a protest in Mumbai demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. A division bench of Chief Justice M.C. Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna directed the actor to prove he had no direct connection to the protest. The bench questioned why Khan, who has lived in India for 42 years, had not applied for Indian citizenship. The court warned that any future violation of OCI rules would not be tolerated. The FRRO had also issued a separate show-cause notice on 17 October regarding the possible cancellation of Khan's OCI card. Both matters are scheduled for further hearing on 7 December. Update, 2 November 2026: Prabhat Khabar now reports that the Bombay High Court also reminded the central government of the ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ principle. It adds that the FRRO issued a separate show-cause notice on 17 October regarding the possible cancellation of Khan's OCI card, which will also be heard on 7 December. All three outlets confirm that Khan tendered an unconditional apology and gave a written undertaking. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets report that Imran Khan has tendered an unconditional apology and given an undertaking to the Bombay High Court. Aajtak and TV9 Hindi foreground the court's criticism of the actor's conduct, quoting the bench's remarks on OCI card rules and why he did not seek Indian citizenship. Prabhat Khabar, while including the same facts, leads with the apology and relief, mentioning the court's reminder to the Centre about the ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ principle. The uniform straight reporting is that the interim stay on the ‘Leave India’ notice remains until 7 December, when the court will also hear a separate show-cause notice on his OCI card revocation. The next step is that both matters are listed for 7 December. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - aajtak.in (neutral report) Foregrounds court's criticism of the actor and his foreign nationality - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Leads with relief and mentions the court asking for proof of no link to protest - prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report) Leads with the apology and the court's Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam reminder This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bombay High Court, FRRO, Imran Khan, Mumbai, OCI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-stays-imran-khans-leave-india-notice-till-7-december/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-stays-imran-khans-leave-india-notice-till-7-december/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/