Overview
- The case was adjourned on Wednesday to January 8 so Justice P. B. Varale, newly paired with Justice Aravind Kumar, could review the record after a post-vacation bench change.
- Gitanjali J. Angmo’s habeas plea terms the detention unlawful and cites a 28-day delay in receiving full grounds despite Section 8’s 10-day requirement.
- The Ladakh administration defends the order in affidavits as necessary for public order, with the Leh District Magistrate saying he remains satisfied and noting an advisory board’s affirmation.
- Authorities link the September 26 NSA detention to unrest in Leh on September 24 that left four dead and about 90 injured, and Wangchuk was later moved to Jodhpur Central Jail.
- Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha appear for the petitioner as the Supreme Court continues its scrutiny of the detention today.