New Delhi, Feb 8: The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition on Monday filed by Dr. Gitanjali J. Angmo, the wife of Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his ongoing preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
According to the cause list on the apex court’s website, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale will hear the habeas corpus petition filed by Dr. Angmo. She has argued that her husband’s detention is "illegal" and amounts to an "arbitrary exercise" that violates his fundamental rights. The matter is scheduled for hearing on February 9.
During a previous hearing, the Supreme Court had instructed the Union government to reconsider the decision to keep Wangchuk in preventive detention.
