Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Supreme Court stays penalties against Noida officials in NSA case
Akriti Chaudhary, a Delhi University student, was detained during a case linked to worker protests in Noida.
Officials used a national security law to detain her.
The Allahabad High Court said the detention was not legally proper and canceled it.
It also ordered ₹5 lakh in compensation for Chaudhary.
The money was supposed to come from the salaries of officials involved.
The Noida district magistrate and the Uttar Pradesh government appealed that decision.
The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the criticism and salary-recovery order.
However, it has not stopped the decision canceling Chaudhary’s detention, and it will hear the case again on October 7.
The Supreme Court stayed an Allahabad High Court order criticizing Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam and other officials.
It paused the direction to recover ₹5 lakh from officials’ salaries as compensation for Akriti Chaudhary.
The court did not stay the High Court’s decision quashing Chaudhary’s detention under the National Security Act.
Roopam and the Uttar Pradesh government appealed the High Court ruling.
The Supreme Court listed the matter for further hearing on October 7.
- Who
- Delhi University student Akriti Chaudhary, Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam, other officials, the Uttar Pradesh government, and the Supreme Court of India.
- What
- The Supreme Court stayed parts of an Allahabad High Court order concerning Chaudhary’s detention under the National Security Act.
- When
- The Supreme Court issued the stay on Thursday; the next hearing is scheduled for October 7. The High Court issued its ruling on September 7.
- Where
- The dispute concerns Noida and the Allahabad High Court, with the appeal before the Supreme Court of India.
- Why
- Roopam and the Uttar Pradesh government challenged the High Court’s criticism, compensation order, and related directions after it quashed Chaudhary’s detention.
Allahabad High Court’s position
Appealing officials and Supreme Court’s interim position
Legality of detention
Allahabad High Court’s position
The Allahabad High Court quashed Chaudhary’s detention orders and criticized the use of the National Security Act without proper application of mind.
Appealing officials and Supreme Court’s interim position
Medha Roopam and the Uttar Pradesh government appealed the High Court’s order; the Supreme Court granted interim relief by staying parts of that order while leaving the detention ruling untouched.
Financial compensation
Allahabad High Court’s position
The High Court ordered ₹5 lakh in compensation and directed that it be recovered from the salaries of the district magistrate and responsible officials.
Appealing officials and Supreme Court’s interim position
The Supreme Court stayed the direction to deduct the compensation from the officials’ salaries.
- Detained person
- Akriti Chaudhary, a Delhi University student
- Law invoked
- National Security Act
- High Court ruling
- The Allahabad High Court quashed Chaudhary’s detention orders
- Compensation
- ₹5 lakh was ordered for Chaudhary
- Supreme Court action
- The criticism of officials and salary-recovery direction were stayed
- Unchanged order
- The Supreme Court did not stay the quashing of Chaudhary’s detention
- Next hearing
- October 7