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SC to hear plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention today

IANS | January 08, 2026 10:37 AM

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear a plea filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of jailed Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA).

On Wednesday, the apex court had adjourned the hearing till Thursday.

Angmo's petition for habeas corpus described Wangchuk's incarceration as "illegal" and an "arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights". This case was brought before a panel of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale.

During the brief hearing, the Justice Aravind Kumar-led Bench took note of the petitioner's request to play a video during the proceedings.

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