New Delh, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of the Allahabad High Court order directing Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh from her salary for the detention of student Akriti Chaudhary under the NSA in connection with the Noida workers' protest in April.
A bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and N Kotishwar Singh issued notice on Roopam's plea and stayed high court's direction quashing Chaudhary's detention.
The SC passed the interim orders on two separate pleas filed by Roopam and the Uttar Pradesh govt.
During the brief hearing, the bench heard Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the district magistrate (DM), and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi for the state of UP, before it muted the audio of the video conference proceedings.
The bench also stayed the observations made in the high court order against the DM. "After hearing 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, para Nos. 27 to 33 shall remain stayed," it ordered and posted the matter for further hearing on October 7. Senior advocate Collin Gonsalves appeared for Chaudhary on caveat.
On September 2, the high court quashed the detention of Akriti Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Delhi University history graduate, who was taken into custody under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the Noida workers' protest in April.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.