India, March 2 -- The Delhi High Court in a special sitting on Monday stayed a trial court order that had suspended the bail granted to Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with a protest at the India AI Impact Summit.

A bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the sessions court's February 28 order was devoid of reasons and appeared to have been passed without due application of mind. "Where is the reasoning in this order (sessions court order)? According to my little understanding, the order has to be stayed," the bench said to Delhi police's lawyers.

"Some application of mind has to be there.. Where (has) an exception, a rarity been carved out that there is some grant of an interim stay required?...