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Allahabad High Court quashes Akriti Chaudhary’s NSA detention

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Allahabad High Court quashed the NSA detention of Delhi University student Akriti Chaudhary on September 2.
The court ordered Rs 5 lakh compensation, to be deducted from District Magistrate Medha Roopam’s salary.
Roopam appealed the High Court ruling to the Supreme Court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the government will appeal the decision on September 9.

History

Historical Context

In 1976 the Supreme Court’s ADM Jabalpur judgment, issued during Indira Gandhi’s Emergency, upheld executive power to detain without habeas corpus by a 4-to-1 majority, while Justice Hans Raj Khanna dissented. That precedent resurfaces as the Allahabad High Court on 2 September quashed Akriti Chaudhary’s NSA detention and ordered Rs 5 lakh compensation, reviving judicial scrutiny of preventive detention.

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Story summary

Allahabad High Court quashed the NSA detention of Delhi University student Akriti Chaudhary on September 2.
The court ordered Rs 5 lakh compensation, to be deducted from District Magistrate Medha Roopam’s salary.
Roopam appealed the High Court ruling to the Supreme Court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the government will appeal the decision on September 9.

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