The Supreme Court disposed of a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife after the Centre revoked his detention under the National Security Act. The Court said that since the detention order was already cancelled, nothing remained to be decided in the case.
Today, On 19th February, The Supreme Court continued hearing the detention challenge of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk. Kapil Sibal argued, “Showing selective content is insufficient; all material must be supplied,” stressing authorities have a constitutional duty to provide complete relied-upon documents.
Today, On 3rd February, The Central government and Ladakh administration told the Supreme Court that all procedural safeguards were followed while detaining climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). The Centre emphasized that “Sonam Wangchuk has been given a fair treatment.”
Today, On 12th January, Sonam Wangchuk’s wife told the Supreme Court that NSA detention based on irrelevant material is bad law. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal called the detention unconstitutional and procedurally flawed as the Court resumed hearings on the petition challenging Wangchuk’s NSA detention.
