Noida DM Medha Roopam Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC’s ₹5 Lakh Compensation Order
Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has approached the Supreme Court challenging an Allahabad High Court order directing her to pay Rs 5 lakh in compensation from her salary to Delhi University student Aakriti Chaudhary. The High Court had quashed Chaudhary’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and strongly criticised the manner in which the detention order was issued…
Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam is contesting the Allahabad High Court’s decision to order her to pay Rs 5 lakh in compensation to Delhi University student Aakriti Chaudhary. Chaudhary was detained under the National Security Act (NSA), and the Allahabad High Court quashed her detention while criticizing the manner in which it was issued.
Roopam has requested the Supreme Court to intervene in challenging the compensation order, stating that the detention violated Chaudhary's fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court had observed that the detention order and its supporting grounds lacked substantive evidence and were issued without proper scrutiny.
It ordered the recovery of the compensation amount from Roopam’s salary, as well as those of other officials found responsible, including the Senior Superintendent of Police (SHO). The bench emphasized the significance of the bureaucracy exercising power responsibly and the need to avoid an "Orwellian dystopia" in Uttar Pradesh.
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