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Supreme Court Puts Off Hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention to Thursday

The case turns on disputed timelines for communicating detention grounds under the National Security Act.

Overview

  • A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P. B. Varale adjourned the matter to January 8 to allow the newly assigned judge to review the case record.
  • Gitanjali J. Angmo’s habeas petition calls the detention illegal and alleges the complete grounds were given after 28 days despite a 10‑day limit under Section 8 of the NSA.
  • The Ladakh administration says the grounds were shared within the prescribed period and notes that a detention advisory board affirmed the order, with the Leh DM recording his satisfaction.
  • During the brief hearing, the court noted a request from the petitioner to play video evidence, and the Solicitor General indicated he might be tied up in another part‑heard matter.
  • Wangchuk was detained on September 26 following violent protests in Leh on September 24 and was later lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan.