Refugee held in indefinite detention taking case to the High Court of Australia . Ranjini is seeking to be freed into the community to live with her family . She 's been detained indefinitely since May 2012 after failing an illegal drug test . During what she has described as a `` painful '' journey , the boat ran out of fuel and was eventually intercepted by the Australian Navy who took the bedraggled and by now desperate asylum seekers to Christmas Island for processing . Her case has ` ` serious consequences '' for more than 50 people in same situation .
Refugee held in indefinite detention taking case to the High Court of Australia . Ranjini is seeking to be freed into the community to live with her family . She 's been detained indefinitely since May 2012 after failing an illegal drug test . Her case has ` ` serious consequences '' for more than 50 people in same situation .