Noida District Magistrate Gets Relief, Supreme Court Pauses Rs 5 Lakh Compensation

The Supreme Court has provided major relief to Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam, who had been held accountable by the Allahabad High Court over a student activist's detention under the stringent National Security Act for her alleged role in the labourers' unrest in Noida a few months ago.A bench of Justices SC Sharma and NK Singh has paused the high court order directing her to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh from her salary to the student activist, Akriti Chaudhary.The top court also stayed the operation of the judgment that quashed Chaudhary's detention.Read: "Orwellian Dystopia": Court's Stinging Order On Noida District Magistrate, Frees Activist"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, para nos.