Father Jose Puthrikayil, arrested in the sister Abhaya murder case, had filed a petition in the Kerala High Court seeking to quash the order of a chief judicial magistrate.

Earlier he was remanded to 14 days' CBI custody by the order of the Magistrate.

The High Court is likely to hear the case on Nov 24.

Puthrikayil was arrested along with Father Thomas Kottur and Sister Sephi in connection with the murder of Sister Abahya.

Sister Abhaya, a Nun of the St Pius convent was murdered on March 27, 1992.

Puthrikayil, second accused in the case had stated in the petition that, continuous detention of any person, especially a priest for 14 days at a stretch is "illegal, inhuman and hard".

Puthrikayil also complained that he was in CBI custody for last 30 hours and the authorities didn't produce him before the Court during that period.