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The Supreme Court connected Thursday (February 5, 2026) adjourned to February 9 the proceeding connected a plea filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, woman of jailed clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk, against his detention nether the National Security Act (NSA).
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale deferred the matter.
On Wednesday (February 4), the Supreme Court had asked the Centre if determination was immoderate anticipation for the authorities to relook astatine the detention of Mr. Wangchuk considering his wellness condition.
Additional solicitor wide K.M. Nataraj had submitted that Mr. Wangchuk was liable for unit successful Leh past twelvemonth successful which 4 radical died and 161 were injured.
On Tuesday (February 3), the Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh medication had told the Supreme Court that Mr. Wangchuk was detained for instigating radical successful a borderline country wherever determination sensitivity is involved.
Justifying Mr. Wangchuk’s detention, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had told the Bench that each procedural safeguards were followed portion ordering his detention nether the National Security Act (NSA).
On Monday (February 2), the Centre had said that Mr. Wangchuk tried to instigate Gen Z for protests similar successful Nepal and Bangladesh.
Mr. Mehta had said that Mr. Wangchuk adjacent referred to Arab Spring-like agitation which has led to the overthrow of aggregate governments successful countries of the Arab world.
The NSA empowers the Centre and States to detain individuals to forestall them from acting successful a mode “prejudicial to the defence of India”. The maximum detention play is 12 months, though it tin beryllium revoked earlier.
On January 29, Mr. Wangchuk, who is nether detention successful the Jodhpur Central Jail, denied allegations that helium made a connection to overthrow the authorities similar the ‘Arab Spring’, emphasising that helium has the antiauthoritarian close to criticise and protest.
Senior advocator Kapil Sibal, appearing for Ms. Angmo, submitted that constabulary person relied connected “borrowed material” and selective videos to mislead the detaining authority.
Ms. Angmo claims the detention is amerciable and an arbitrary workout violating his cardinal rights.
Mr. Wangchuk was detained connected September 26 past year, 2 days aft convulsive protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule presumption for Ladakh near 4 radical dormant successful the Union Territory. The authorities accused him of inciting the violence.
The plea said it is wholly “preposterous” that Mr. Wangchuk would abruptly beryllium targeted aft much than 3 decades of being recognised astatine the state, nationalist and planetary levels for his contributions to grassroots education, innovation and biology conservation successful Ladakh and crossed India.
Ms. Angmo said the unfortunate events of unit successful Leh connected September 24 past twelvemonth cannot beryllium attributed to the actions oregon statements of Mr. Wangchuk successful immoderate manner.
Mr. Wangchuk himself condemned the unit done his societal media handles and categorically said unit would pb to the nonaccomplishment of Ladakh’s “tapasya” and peaceful pursuit of 5 years, Ms. Angmo said, adding it was the saddest time of his life.
