The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will challenge the Allahabad high court order directing payment of ₹5 lakh compensation to 24-year-old law student Akriti Chaudhary for her illegal preventive detention under the National Security Act, with the amount ordered to be recovered from the salary of Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam | India News

The bench ordered immediate release of Akriti Chaudhary and awarded her a compensation of ₹5 lakh last week. | India News

The Allahabad high court said IAS and IPS officers must remember that their loyalty is to the Constitution and not the political executive. | India News