Noida DM plea: Supreme Court revises order, doesn’t stay quashing of student’s NSA detention

The Supreme Court has revised its order following Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam's plea regarding the detention of Delhi University student Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act (NSA). The court has clarified that it did not stay the quashing of Chaudhary's detention, but only paused the High Court's strictures against Roopam and the direction to pay her Rs 5 lakh from her salary.

These strictures included criticisms of Roopam's "conduct" and "oath violation," as well as a directive for compensation payment. The Supreme Court's revised order states that these strictures and the Rs 5-lakh payment directive remain stayed until the matter is heard on its merits. The High Court's initial order, which led to confusion, only mentioned the "impugned judgment" without specifying whether this included the quashing of Chaudhary's NSA detention.

Chaudhary was arrested in connection with a protest by Noida workers and later booked under the NSA. The High Court's decision to quash the NSA detention also criticized Roopam's handling of the case and warned of potential abuse of power by Uttar Pradesh police and officials.