Ladakh violence: SC adjourns to Oct 15 hearing on plea of Wangchuk’s wife challenging his detention
15/10/2025
NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to October 15 the hearing on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist's detention under the National Security Act and seeking his immediate release.
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria posted the matter for hearing on Wednesday after senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought adjournment.
"The matter was called out. It was passed over at the request of counsel for the petitioner. Again the matter is called and a request is made by the counsel for the petitioner to adjourn the same for tomorrow with a further request to list on top of the board. List tomorrow, i.e., October 15, 2025 at the top of the list," the bench said.
The top court on October 6 issued notices to the Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh. It, however, had refused to pass any order on Angmo's plea for providing her the grounds of detention and posted the matter for hearing on October 14.
In her plea, Angmo has also questioned the decision to invoke the NSA against Wangchuk.
Filing the habeas corpus (bring the person) writ, the spouse of the detained activist sought urgent listing of the plea and a direction to the Ladakh administration to "produce Sonam Wangchuk before this court forthwith".
It also sought immediate access to the detenu, and quashing of the preventive detention order.
Wangchuk was detained under the stringent NSA on September 26, two days after violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union territory. The government accused him of inciting the violence.
The NSA empowers the Centre and states to detain individuals to prevent them from acting in a manner "prejudicial to the defence of India". The maximum detention period is 12 months, though it can be revoked earlier.
Wangchuk is lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
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