New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday heard at length a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal alleged that material favourable to the detainee, specifically a speech appealing for peace, was deliberately suppressed by the detaining authority.
A Bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna Varale heard the matter for the entire second half of the day on a petition filed by Dr Gitanjali Angmo, wife of Sonam Wangchuk, assailing the detention order dated September 26, 2025, passed in the aftermath of protests in Ladakh that allegedly turned violent.
Appearing for the petitioner, Sibal conten...