India, March 16 -- The Delhi High Court, during a special sitting on Sunday, directed the Delhi Police to file an affidavit explaining the circumstances and legal authority under which they detained 10 activists, even as the police submitted that they had already been released.

A bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja also issued notice in three habeas corpus petitions seeking immediate production of the detained activists and asked the police to file the affidavit within a week.

One petition was filed by Sagrika Rajora, sister of the detained activist Lakshita Rajora, while Ehsanul Haq, the elder brother of another detained activist, Ehtemam Haq, filed the other.

According to the petitions, argued by advocates Shahrukh Ala...