Former Chief Justice of India, JS Khehar said, Constitutional courts are obligated to protect the rights and liberties of people and cases involving custody of persons must be heard on priority.
Adtverting to detention of protestors, political prisoners, students and rivals in matters of religious faith and prioritising hearing of such cases. Justice Khehar said that it is the duty of all constitutional courts to protect the fundamental rights and liberties of all, "the have's and have not". In fact, all issues related to fundamental rights must be prioritized by the Courts, he added.