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.