Supreme Court notice to Center, Ladakh on petition challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s custody

Supreme Court notice to Center, Ladakh on petition challenging Sonam Wangchuk's custody

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Center and Union Territory Ladakh on a petition by his wife Geetanjali J Angamo, who challenged climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (Rasuka), under the National Security Act (Rasuka). The petition requested the immediate release of Wangchuk.

However, Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice N. The bench of V. Anjaria refused to give an order to provide information to his wife about the reasons for Sonam Wangchuk to be detained and postponed the hearing of the case till 14 October.

The petition filed on behalf of Wangchuk’s wife states that the false propaganda of Wangchuk’s Pakistan-China link is a conspiracy to discredit this Gandhian movement. There is a false and dangerous enemy spread against Sonam Wangchuk and his colleagues, making their Gandhian movement maligned by linking to Pakistan and China.

The petition states that such malicious rumors are an attempt to tarnish democratic disagreement. The petition claimed that Wangchuk has always worked to strengthen national unity and has developed new techniques such as shelters in altitude areas to help the Indian Army. This arrest is illegal, they have not been given a copy of detention order ‘. The petition also states that till now neither Sonam Wangchuk nor his wife have been given the arrest order or his basis, which is a violation of Article 22 (5) of the Constitution.

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