New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court today allowed Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of noted Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, to amend her petition challenging her husband's detention under the National Security Act (NSA), allowing her to add new grounds and documents questioning the legality of his incarceration.
A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria granted Angmo's application seeking to amend the plea and directed the union government to respond to the additional grounds.
"The petitioner is permitted to amend the petition and file the amended copy within a week and amended counter to be filed within ten days thereafter. Rejoinder, if any, within a week thereafter. List it on November 24," the court ordered....