Delhi High Court agrees to urgently hear pleas by CJP's Das, Ranka and AISA's Neha

The Delhi High Court has agreed to grant an urgent hearing to petitions filed by Citizens for Justice and Peace members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, along with All India Students' Association leader Neha. The emergency petitions challenge an order issued on October 19 by a Special Executive Magistrate, which remanded Das and Ranka to two days of judicial custody. Despite the High Court being officially closed this week for the annual Dussehra vacation, the bench acknowledged the pressing nature of personal liberty involved in the matter.

The petitioners approached the high court seeking immediate judicial intervention against the magistrate's remand order, arguing that the custody directive was legally flawed and violated fundamental procedural safeguards. The legal challenge comes during a period when regular court proceedings are suspended due to the holiday schedule, prompting the applicants to move a special vacation bench for early listing. The petitioners have requested the court to set aside the custody order and grant appropriate relief from police action during the holiday recess.

For citizens across India, this decision underscores the constitutional role of higher courts in safeguarding individual liberty even during judicial holidays. Indian courts maintain special vacation benches specifically to address urgent matters where personal freedoms or immediate legal rights are at risk. By taking up the pleas of student leaders and activists despite the Dussehra break, the Delhi High Court demonstrates the judicial mechanism that allows citizens to seek constitutional remedies against executive or administrative detention orders at any time.