Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Greater Noida Magistrate Suspended Over Student Protest Notice
A government officer sent a legal notice to a student named Akshat Tripathi.
The notice said he was encouraging other students to join a protest.
It asked him to promise money worth ₹5 lakh to keep the peace.
Tripathi said the accusation was wrong because he had not been attending university.
He said he was working at the Allahabad High Court in July.
The notice was later withdrawn.
The Supreme Court said that officials must not take coercive action against students connected with the protests.
After the court criticized the notice, the government said the magistrate had been suspended.
The protests took place in July, including at Jantar Mantar.
The Uttar Pradesh government suspended the Greater Noida executive magistrate who issued a notice to student Akshat Tripathi.
The notice alleged Tripathi was encouraging students to join a Cockroach Janata Party protest and spreading misleading, anti-government statements.
It sought a personal bond of ₹5 lakh, along with two sureties of the same amount.
Tripathi denied the allegations, saying he had not attended university for three months and worked at the Allahabad High Court in July.
The Supreme Court had ordered that protest-related FIRs from July 20 to 25 be closed, except those involving people with criminal antecedents.
- Who
- Greater Noida executive magistrate, student Akshat Tripathi, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, and Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
- What
- The Uttar Pradesh government suspended a magistrate who issued and later withdrew a protest-related notice to Tripathi.
- When
- The suspension was announced Thursday; the notice was issued on September 4, after the Supreme Court's September 1 order.
- Where
- The notice was issued in Greater Noida, while the case was heard by the Supreme Court of India; the protests included events at Jantar Mantar and elsewhere.
- Why
- The magistrate acted on a police report alleging that Tripathi was instigating students, but the Supreme Court had directed that relevant protest proceedings not be pursued and that no coercive action be taken against students.
Authorities' Allegations
Student's and Court's Response
Basis for the notice
Authorities' Allegations
A police report alleged that Akshat Tripathi was instigating students to join a proposed protest and spreading misleading, anti-government statements that could disrupt public peace.
Student's and Court's Response
Tripathi denied the allegation, saying he had not attended the university for three months and had been working at the Allahabad High Court in July.
Action after the Supreme Court order
Authorities' Allegations
The executive magistrate issued the notice under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and initially sought a personal bond and sureties.
Student's and Court's Response
The Supreme Court said no coercive action could be taken against students under its order and criticized the magistrate for issuing the notice; the notice was withdrawn and the magistrate suspended.
- Suspended official
- Greater Noida executive magistrate
- Student
- Akshat Tripathi, a 20-year-old law student at Gautam Buddha University
- Notice date
- September 4
- Financial requirement
- ₹5 lakh personal bond and two sureties of the same amount
- Allegation
- A police report alleged that Tripathi encouraged students to participate in a proposed Cockroach Janata Party protest.
- Notice outcome
- The notice was withdrawn after the allegations were investigated.
- Supreme Court order
- FIRs connected with protests held from July 20 to July 25 were not to be pursued or investigated, except those involving people with criminal antecedents.
