# Relief for Noida DM Medha Roopam as SC pauses HC’s Rs 5 lakh recovery in student detention case

> The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a partial stay on an Allahabad High Court order that had strongly criticised Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam in the case relating to the detention of Akriti Chaudhary, a Delhi University History graduate, under the National Security Act.

- Published: 2026-09-23T16:00:07.571Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T11:30:04.135Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Additional solicitor general KM Nataraj, Archaeological Survey of India, August 4 gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus in Greater Noida, Bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran, Bhojshala case, Bhojshala site, Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev, Judgment passed on September 23, 2024, Justice JB Pardiwala, KM Nataraj, Kashmere Gate, Old Delhi

## How it developed

- 2026-09-23T16:00:07.571Z - India Today: [Relief for Noida DM Medha Roopam as SC pauses HC’s Rs 5 lakh recovery in student detention case](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/akriti-chaudhary-nsa-detention-supreme-court-stays-allahabad-hc-compensation-order-3001492-2026-09-23)
- 2026-09-24T15:02:19.761Z - Hindustan Times: [SC seeks Centre reply on social media platforms’ child abuse reporting duties](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-seeks-centre-reply-on-social-media-platforms-child-abuse-reporting-duties-101790259898429.html)
- 2026-09-25T17:31:54.968Z - Hindustan Times: [SC reserves order on Sambhal Jama Masjid survey; 1991 Act cited in plea](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-reserves-order-on-sambhal-jama-masjid-survey-1991-act-cited-in-plea-101790357062962.html)
- 2026-09-28T10:00:27.843Z - Times of India: ['No basic public safety, expressing solidarity no solution': SC pulls up system amid rising rape cases in Delhi](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-basic-public-safety-expressing-solidarity-no-solution-sc-pulls-up-system-amid-rising-rape-cases-in-delhi/articleshow/134538001.cms)
- 2026-09-28T11:30:04.135Z - India Today: [Unpaid traffic fines? SC suggests adding challans to defaulters’ electricity bills](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/supreme-court-suggests-linking-unpaid-traffic-challans-to-electricity-bills-3004837-2026-09-28)

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