Overview
- A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria was set to hear Gitanjali J. Angmo’s habeas corpus plea on December 8, but the matter could not be taken up as counsel on both sides were engaged, according to court reporting.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed a request for Wangchuk to join the proceedings via video from Jodhpur Central Jail, arguing such an exception would have wider implications.
- Angmo’s amended petition calls the detention arbitrary, citing reliance on stale FIRs and vague allegations, and asserts that complete grounds were not supplied in a timely, meaningful manner.
- The Ladakh administration maintains the detention was warranted for alleged incitement, says grounds were communicated within the statutory period, and notes the advisory board affirmed the order.
- Wangchuk was detained on September 26 after September 24 violence in Leh that left four dead and about 90 injured, and he remains lodged in Jodhpur with access to family and lawyers, according to the jail superintendent.