Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Supreme Court Declines Plea on Amritpal Singh's NSA Detention, Directs High Court
A leader named Amritpal Singh, who is also a Member of Parliament, is in jail.
He was arrested a while ago and is being held under a special law.
Even though he is in jail, people voted for him to represent them.
He asked the country's highest court, the Supreme Court, to let him out, saying it's unfair because he can't do his job as a leader.
The Supreme Court said he should first ask a different court, the High Court, to decide.
They also asked that other court to make a decision quickly, within about six weeks.
Amritpal Singh and his friends were also involved in a situation where the jail's head was arrested for giving them things like internet devices they weren't supposed to have.
The Supreme Court refused to hear MP Amritpal Singh's plea challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
The Court directed Amritpal Singh to first move the jurisdictional High Court regarding his detention.
A bench requested the High Court to conclude proceedings on his case within six weeks.
Amritpal Singh contends his detention violates his fundamental rights and those of his constituents.
The jail superintendent was arrested for allegedly providing unauthorized internet-accessing gadgets to Amritpal Singh and other inmates.
- Who
- Amritpal Singh, Khadoor Sahib MP
- What
- Supreme Court refused to entertain his plea challenging detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Supreme Court of India
- Why
- Supreme Court directed him to first approach the jurisdictional High Court and requested the High Court to conclude proceedings within six weeks.
Amritpal Singh's Position
Supreme Court's Stance
Jurisdiction for Plea
Amritpal Singh's Position
Challenged continued detention under NSA directly in the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court's Stance
The appropriate course is to first approach the jurisdictional High Court.
Detention Impact
Amritpal Singh's Position
Continued detention violates his fundamental rights and the collective rights of his constituents as an elected MP.
Supreme Court's Stance
Did not entertain the plea at this stage, directing it to the High Court.
- Detainee
- Amritpal Singh
- Detaining Law
- National Security Act (NSA)
- Detention Location
- Dibrugarh Central Jail, Assam
- Arrest Date
- March 18, 2023
- Elected To
- Lok Sabha (MP for Khadoor Sahib)
- Jail Superintendent Arrested For
- Supplying unauthorized internet-accessing gadgets to inmates.
