New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre to "rethink" on the continued detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk noting the nearly five-month long incarceration at a Jodhpur jail and his deteriorating health condition since his arrest over violent protests in Ladakh last year. The suggestion by the court came in a petition filed by his wife Gitanjali Angmo challenging his arrest on September 26, 2025 over allegations that his speeches on statehood for Ladakh resulted in violence in which four people died and several were injured. The bench of justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale said, "Is there any possibility for the Government to have a rethink. The detention order was passed on September 26. It has been nearly five months. His condition of health is certainly not very good and there are other age-related factors." The Ladakh administration and Union government was represented by additional solicitor general (ASG) KM Nataraj who said that the government was equally concerned about Wangchuk's health. As he was in the middle of his arguments defending the detention order, the court allowed him to take instructions in this regard and continue his submissions on the next date of hearing on Thursday. It also called for the original file containing various official communications that led to the passing of the detention order. Recently the court had called for a report on Wangchuk's health condition in jail which it kept in a sealed cover without disclosing the contents to his wife. While Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who appeared earlier this week informed the court that the detenue is in the "pink of health" the court, for the first time on Wednesday revealed, "The report we saw shows that his health is not that good."...