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Legal challenges to Noida district administration actions

Overview

Legal disputes have emerged involving the Noida district administration regarding the treatment of students during protests.

In one instance, the Supreme Court of India reprimanded an executive magistrate in Greater Noida for issuing a notice to a Gautam Buddha University student following a protest. The court questioned the legality of the notice, noting that the Supreme Court had previously prohibited coercive action against students participating in such demonstrations. The controversial notice, which required a personal bond of 5 lakh rupees, was subsequently withdrawn.

Separately, the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar has appealed to the Supreme Court to challenge an Allahabad High Court order. The High Court had directed that 5 lakh rupees in compensation be recovered from the magistrate’s personal salary for a Delhi University student, Akriti Chaudhary. The High Court had quashed Chaudhary’s detention under the National Security Act, ruling it illegal and based on a “concocted” story. The court warned that “despotic” conduct by the bureaucracy could lead to an “Orwellian dystopia” in Uttar Pradesh.

Entities

Supreme Court of India · Medha Roopam · Allahabad High Court · Suryakant · Gautam Buddh Nagar

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 6 sources
    Noida District Magistrate appeals High Court order to pay compensation

    Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam has appealed to the Supreme Court against an order to pay Rs 5 lakh from her personal salary to a student whose illegal NSA detention was quashed by the High Court.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Supreme Court CJI reprimands Noida magistrate over student protest notice

    Chief Justice of India Suryakant reprimanded a Noida magistrate for issuing a 5 lakh rupee bond notice to a student protester, despite previous Supreme Court orders prohibiting coercive action against students.

Sources

deccanchronicle.com · hindi.news18.com · latestly.com · lawchakra.in · newindianexpress.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · samacharnama.com · timesnownews.com