The Bombay High Court has overturned an externment order against SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Chaudhary, who organized protests against government policies like the Citizenship Act amendments. Justice Madhav Jamdar questioned the basis for the order, citing the right to protest and express dissent. The court emphasized that opposing government decisions does not justify externment and affects fundamental rights, stating police serve the public, not political leaders.

A single-judge bench of Justice Jamdar remarked: “Citizens cannot be made slaves of the central government. Police are not servants of the chief minister or the prime minister.…

The Bombay HC observed the action taken against SDPI's Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary was “malafide”. | India News

The bench verbally observed that police officers are accountable to the public and not to ministers.

Justice Jamdar said that the petitioner could simply switch political sides to get the FIRs against him wiped clean through the government's “washing machine”. | India News

The high court said people cannot be externed simply for protesting against the central government's policies or raising anti-government slogans. | India News

Bombay HC rules protests against the government do not justify externment orders, upholding citizens' rights to free speech.

The Bombay High Court quashed Mumbai Police's externment order, emphasizing that protesting government decisions is a fundamental right protected under the Constitution.

The Bombay High Court has overturned an externment order against SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Chaudhary, who organized protests against government policies like the Citizenship Act…