New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that an appeal would be filed against an Allahabad High Court decision quashing the detention of a Delhi University student and activist Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act (NSA).
The top law officer made the statement before a three-judge bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
SG Mehta referred to an earlier mentioning by a senior counsel in relation to a notice issued to a Greater Noida student over participation in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar, and clarified the notice was issued by an executive magistrate of Greater Noida and not the district magistrate.
"I am not on the matter.. (but) the Noida DM is flooded with queries from media, etc. what order have you passed, etc," SG Mehta said.
As the bench recalled that the Allahabad High Court has recently quashed an order of the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration on the detention of another student and awarded compensation to her, SG Mehta said, "That we are challenging."
Earlier today, the CJI came down heavily on the Greater Noida executive magistrate for issuing notice to a student for taking part in the CJP-led Jantar Mantar protest, asking how the magistrate "dared" to issue a notice despite the court's earlier order.
The apex court said it would seek explanation from the Greater Noida executive magistrate over the issue.
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