Noida DM moves SC against HC's 'dystopia' rebuke over student's detention under NSA
A district magistrate in Noida has appealed to the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court criticized her for the 'dystopian' detention of a student protester under the National Security Act. The High Court had ordered the student's release and imposed a fine on the official.
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Highlights a significant legal conflict between the judiciary and the bureaucracy regarding civil liberties and the rule of law in India.
NEW DELHI: Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam moved Supreme Court days after she was reprimanded over the detention of a student protester under the National Security Act.This comes after Allahabad high court quashed the NSA against Akriti Chaudhary - a 25-year-old student - who was taken into custody in connection with Noida worker's protest in April.The court found that the detention was based on a story "concocted" by the state and directed her immediate release if her arrest was not warranted in any other case.It also directed that a compensation amount of Rs 5 lakh be deducted from Medha Roopam's salary.
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