The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Centre over why climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Wangmo, was not provided prior notice of the grounds for her husband’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA).

The remarks came as the top court issued notices to the Centre, Jammu & Kashmir, and Rajasthan in response to a habeas corpus petition filed by Wangmo, who stated she has not been permitted to meet her husband.

What does the habeas corpus plea say?

Filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, Wangmo’s petition seeks Wangchuk’s release and challenges the legality of his detention under Article 22, asserting that neither she nor her husband were informed of the reasons for his confinement.

“This is all just to portray in media and in that region that he is depri

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