Published on : 15 Oct 2025, 6:16 am 3 min read

The wife of Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday sought the Supreme Court's permission to amend her petition challenging Wangchuk's preventive detention, to address the grounds of detention supplied by the Central government.

The petition filed by Gitanjali Angmo had earlier sought her husband, Wangchuk's release, on the basis that no grounds of detention were supplied by the detaining authorities.

The Central government, however, has asserted that these grounds have been supplied, including in an affidavit filed before the top court by the District Magistrate of Leh.

During today's hearing of the matter, Angmo's counsel, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal sought permission to amend the plea so that the grounds of detention

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