The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) adjourned to October 15 the hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by Dr. Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, following the September 24 violence in Leh.
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A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria deferred the matter on a request by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Ms. Angmo, who informed the court that he was required to appear before a special Bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai at 2 p.m. in another case.
On October 6, the court had issued notice to the Union government and the Ladakh administration , but left it to the authorities to decide whether the grounds of Mr. Wa