New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Allahabad High Court judgment imposing Rs.5 lakh costs on Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate (DM) Medha Roopam over the issuance of a detention order against student-activist Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with an alleged violent labour agitation in Noida.

A bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh stayed the operation of the said judgement and said that it shall remain stayed until the Court examines the merits of the case.

"After hearing learned Senior Counsels for the parties, this Court is of the opinion that till the matter is heard on merits, the operation of the impugned judgment, particularly...