New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court of India on Monday pulled up the Centre over the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, observing that there appeared to be "a certain malice" in the transcription of his speech, media reports said.

The top court criticised the government after noting that the transcript of Wangchuk's three-minute speech had been expanded into a document running seven to eight minutes.

The remarks came during the hearing of a habeas corpus plea filed by his wife, Gitanjali Angmo.

Responding to the submissions, a bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale questioned the authenticity of the transcription and asked the government to produce the original version of the speech.

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