The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, permitted Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, to amend her petition challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and introduce additional grounds against it. The court took the revised plea on record and directed the Union government and the Union territory of Ladakh administration to respond within 10 days.

A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria allowed the amendment and listed the matter for further hearing on November 24. The petitioner, represented by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, has been allowed a week to file the updated petition, while the respondents have 10 days to reply. Any rejoinder may be filed within a week thereafter.

Wangchuk, a noted educator and environmentalist from Ladakh, was det

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