The Supreme Court will on October 6, hear a petition filed by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, seeking his immediate release and questioning his detention under the National Security Act (NSA).

The case is listed before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria, according to the apex court’s cause list for Monday.

Wangchuk, known for his environmental and social work in Ladakh, was detained on September 26 under the NSA—two days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh turned violent, leaving four dead and 90 injured. He is currently lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail, Rajasthan.

Angmo’s petition, filed through senior advocate Vivek Tankha and advocate Sarvam Ritam Khare, challenges the legality of invoking the NSA, which perm

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