Quick highlights
- The Supreme Court has allowed Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, to amend her habeas corpus petition and asked the Centre and Ladakh administration to respond within 10 days.
- Wangchuk has been held under the National Security Act (NSA) since 26 September, after violence in Leh on 24 September that left four dead and dozens injured.
- The next hearing is listed for 24 November 2025; the court has not ordered his release, and he remains in Jodhpur Central Jail.
What the court allowed
The Supreme Court permitted Angmo to file an amended petition challenging the legal grounds of her husband’s detention. The bench has asked the Union government and the Ladakh UT to file their replies within ten days. The court’s order lets the family press a tighter, more focused legal attack on the NSA detention.
Why the challenge matters
Angmo argues the detention order is arbitrary and based on “stale FIRs”, unrelated videos and extraneous material; she says the grounds supplied are legally unsustainable. The petition claims Wangchuk was trying to curb violence and had been engaged in non-violent protest before being detained. If the court finds procedural or substantive flaws, it could lead to his release or other remedies.
Where and when
- 24 Sept 2025: Violence in Leh during protests; four people killed, many injured.
- 26 Sept 2025: Wangchuk detained under the NSA and moved to Jodhpur Central Jail.
- 30 Oct 2025: Supreme Court permits amended petition and asks for responses; next hearing fixed for 24 Nov 2025.
How authorities respond
Ladakh administration and the Centre maintain the detention was lawful, saying Wangchuk was informed of the grounds and due process followed. Government affidavits have pointed to allegations of incitement linked to the Leh violence; the Apex Court’s short order now brings these claims under judicial scrutiny
The Supreme Court’s permission to amend the petition moves the case from urgent habeas corpus pleading toward a fuller legal contest over whether Wangchuk’s NSA detention was justified. The next few weeks will show whether the court finds the grounds legally sound or orders relief.
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