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- Supreme Court schedules Sonam Wangchuk’s habeas corpus hearing for October 14.
- Court directs authorities to consider sharing NSA detention grounds with his wife.
- Wangchuk to receive medical attention and his wife allowed prison visit under rules.
On October 6, Monday, the Supreme Court heard the habeas corpus petition filed by Dr. Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, following violent protests in Leh on September 24 that left four civilians dead.
A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria issued notice to the Union government and the Ladakh administration and posted the matter for further hearing on October 14. During the hearing, the court orally suggested that the authorities consider sharing the grounds of Wangchuk’s detention with Dr. Angmo, though it did not pass a binding order, reported The Hindu.
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, argued that under Section 8 of the NSA, the grounds of detention need only be communicated to the detainee and there was no legal obligation to provide them to family members. He added that the grounds had already been shared with Wangchuk himself. Justice Kumar questioned this position, asking why the same grounds could not be provided to the wife, and emphasised the practical difficulties in arguing a habeas corpus petition without knowledge of the detention grounds.
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