Overview
- The Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P. B. Varale set the next hearing for January 8 after a change in bench composition following the winter break.
- The judges noted a request from the petitioner’s side to play a video during the proceedings, with prior notice given to the respondents.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta indicated a likely scheduling conflict due to another part-heard matter, which the court took into account.
- The Supreme Court had earlier permitted amendments to the habeas corpus petition and fixed deadlines for fresh affidavits and rejoinders.
- The petition attacks the NSA detention as resting on stale FIRs and delayed disclosure of grounds, while the Ladakh administration cites timely communication, advisory board approval, and the September 24 Leh violence that left four dead; Wangchuk remains in Jodhpur Central Jail.