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You Are the DM: The Order That Would Prove You Were Firm

Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's September 2, 2026 order, which quashed her NSA detention of student activist Akriti Chaudhary, called the decision "worthy of derision," and directed ₹5 lakh in compensation to be recovered personally from the salaries of the DM and responsible police officers.