New Delhi: Neha Bora, the national president of the All India Students Association, has approached the Delhi High Court to contest a police directive requiring her to execute a personal bond of Rs 10,000 along with a surety to ensure peace during an ongoing inquiry.
According to an official statement released by AISA, the legal challenge targets a notice issued by the New Delhi District police under Sections 126 and 130, read alongside Section 135(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Dated October 17 and issued the following day, the order instructed Bora to present herself before the Special Executive Magistrate on October 19.
The show-cause document mandated that Bora furnish the financial bond to maintain public order throughout the inquiry period. In response, her legal representatives prepared to seek an urgent hearing before the High Court while simultaneously appearing before the magistrate to formally address the notice and report the ongoing judicial proceedings.
In the court petition, Bora seeks an immediate stay and formal withdrawal of the administrative action. The filing contends that the notice lacks factual accuracy, contains ambiguities, and directly violates her fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. Furthermore, the student body raised concerns regarding alleged surveillance by plainclothes police officers following her release from detention on October 16, questioning whether such monitoring constitutes standard procedure or an effort at intimidation.
AISA asserted that the police directive is designed to suppress peaceful demonstrations calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The organization criticized the local authorities for utilizing preventive legal provisions to stifle protests concerning alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The association noted that authorities have previously deployed restrictive measures, including BNSS Section 163 orders, heavy security deployments, and disruptions to transportation and internet services in connection with the demonstrations. AISA maintained that it intends to counter the perceived misuse of administrative provisions through continued public mobilization and judicial channels following Bora's recent release from detention.