'Police Are Not Servants Of CM Or PM': Bombay High Court Quashes SDPI Leader's Externment

The Bombay High Court has quashed the externment order against Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) state general secretary Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary, holding that the action was mala fide and violated Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. Justice Madhav Jamdar questioned how slogans such as “BJP government murdabad” and “Amit Shah murdabad” could justify externment, observing that democratic dissent cannot be curbed through such measures. The court remarked that citizens cannot be treated as slaves of the government and that police are public servants, not servants of political leaders. Chaudhary had challenged the order issued in December 2025, which barred him from Mumbai and adjoining areas for a year over protests against the CAA, NRC and the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.