Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Student Seeks Reasons Behind Cancelled Gautam Buddha University Notice
Akshat Tripathi is a law student and student activist at Gautam Buddha University.
Police issued him a notice connected to a student protest.
The notice said he might disturb peace and asked him to promise to maintain order by signing a Rs 5 lakh bond.
Tripathi says the accusations are false and that he was not even at the university when the alleged actions happened.
He says he was away, attending online classes and completing an internship.
He also says he attended a protest supporting students affected by the NEET-UG paper cancellation.
Tripathi has asked the Supreme Court to examine the notice and wants to know why it was issued.
Police later said the notice was flawed, cancelled it, and began departmental action against the personnel involved.
Akshat Tripathi said he wants the reasons and evidence behind a police-backed notice issued against him.
A police report accused him of spreading anti-government statements and provoking students, potentially disrupting public peace.
Tripathi denied the allegations, saying he had not visited Gautam Buddha University since May 25.
The notice reportedly sought a Rs 5 lakh personal bond and summoned him to Surajpur on September 5.
Noida police said the notice was cancelled on September 5, 2026, and departmental proceedings had begun against involved personnel.
- Who
- Akshat Tripathi, a second-year BA LLB student and Students’ Federation of India unit secretary at Gautam Buddha University, was issued the notice.
- What
- A preventive notice sought a personal bond for maintaining peace and public order; police later cancelled it.
- When
- Tripathi said he received the notice on September 4; it was cancelled on September 5, 2026.
- Where
- The notice was issued by the Office of Magistrate III, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and required Tripathi to appear in Surajpur, Greater Noida.
- Why
- Police said the notice followed a protest and allegations that Tripathi spread anti-government statements and provoked students.
Tripathi’s account
Police account
Basis for the notice
Tripathi’s account
Tripathi said the allegations were false, unsupported, and based only on suspicion. He said he had not visited the university since May 25.
Police account
Police cited a report alleging that Tripathi spread anti-government and misleading statements and provoked students in a way that could disrupt public peace.
Validity of the action
Tripathi’s account
Tripathi argued that he was not given specific, verifiable material supporting the allegations and asked to know why the notice was issued.
Police account
Noida police acknowledged that the notice was flawed, cancelled it on September 5, 2026, and said departmental proceedings had begun against the personnel involved.
- Student
- Akshat Tripathi, a second-year BA LLB student and SFI unit secretary
- Notice
- Required a Rs 5 lakh personal bond for maintaining peace
- Legal provisions
- Sections 126 and 135 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Notice received
- Around 8 p.m. on September 4, according to Tripathi
- Cancellation
- Noida police said the notice was cancelled on September 5, 2026
- Police action
- Departmental proceedings were initiated against personnel involved in issuing the notice
- Court action
- Tripathi filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court