Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Noida DM Challenges Allahabad HC Compensation Order in Supreme Court
Aakriti Chaudhary was arrested after a workers’ protest in Noida.
The Uttar Pradesh Police later used the National Security Act to detain her.
The Allahabad High Court said her detention was unlawful.
It said the authorities had not shown enough evidence and had not properly considered the case.
The court also said her constitutional rights had been violated.
It ordered Rs 5 lakh to be paid to Chaudhary.
The money was to come from the salary of District Magistrate Medha Roopam and other officials found responsible.
Roopam has now asked the Supreme Court to review that order.
Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has challenged an Allahabad High Court compensation order in the Supreme Court.
The High Court quashed Delhi University student Aakriti Chaudhary’s detention under the National Security Act.
It ruled that Chaudhary’s continued detention violated her fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The court ordered Rs 5 lakh in compensation, to be recovered from Roopam’s salary, along with recoveries from other responsible officials.
Chaudhary and activist Satyam Verma were detained after arrests linked to April 2026 workers’ protests in Noida demanding higher wages.
- Who
- Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam, Delhi University student Aakriti Chaudhary, activist Satyam Verma, and other officials were involved.
- What
- Roopam challenged an Allahabad High Court order that quashed Chaudhary’s National Security Act detention and ordered compensation recoverable from officials’ salaries.
- When
- Chaudhary was arrested in connection with April 2026 protest-related cases, and the National Security Act was invoked against her and Satyam Verma on May 13; the appeal’s date is not stated.
- Where
- The arrests and protest-related cases arose in Noida, Uttar Pradesh; the High Court order came from the Allahabad High Court, and Roopam approached the Supreme Court.
- Why
- The High Court found that Chaudhary’s continued detention violated Article 21 and that the detention order lacked substantive evidence and due application of mind.
Allahabad High Court’s Findings
Medha Roopam’s Supreme Court Challenge
Legality of detention
Allahabad High Court’s Findings
The High Court quashed Chaudhary’s detention, finding that her continued detention violated her fundamental right under Article 21.
Medha Roopam’s Supreme Court Challenge
Roopam has challenged the High Court’s order in the Supreme Court; the article does not state the specific grounds of her challenge.
Evidence and decision-making
Allahabad High Court’s Findings
The High Court said the detention order and supporting grounds were not based on substantive evidence and appeared to have been issued without due application of mind.
Medha Roopam’s Supreme Court Challenge
Roopam is seeking Supreme Court review of the order, but no detailed response to these findings is provided.
Personal responsibility
Allahabad High Court’s Findings
The High Court ordered Rs 5 lakh in compensation and directed recovery from Roopam’s salary and the salaries of other officials found responsible.
Medha Roopam’s Supreme Court Challenge
Roopam’s appeal contests the order that makes the compensation recoverable from her salary.
- Petitioner
- Medha Roopam, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate
- Detained person
- Aakriti Chaudhary, a Delhi University history graduate
- Law invoked
- National Security Act
- Compensation
- Rs 5 lakh
- High Court finding
- Chaudhary’s continued detention violated Article 21 of the Constitution
- Other detainee
- Activist Satyam Verma
- Protest issue
- Workers demanded higher wages in Noida