Overview
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to allowing Sonam Wangchuk to join the Supreme Court hearing from Jodhpur jail by video, arguing it would set a nationwide precedent.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought permission for Wangchuk to connect via video, noting he is a preventive detainee and not an accused or a convict.
- The bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria could not take up arguments on Monday and listed the matter for December 15 without passing an order on the video request.
- Gitanjali J. Angmo’s amended habeas corpus petition calls the NSA detention arbitrary, relying on stale FIRs and incomplete or untimely grounds, and alleges denial of a meaningful chance to represent before the Advisory Board.
- The Ladakh administration maintains due process was followed, says grounds were served within time and the advisory board affirmed the order, while jail authorities report family and lawyers have been allowed meetings as Wangchuk remains in Jodhpur Central Jail.