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