SC: The wife of Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist imprisoned in Ladakh, Gitanjali J. Angmo, filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Thursday contesting his arrest under the National Security Act (NSA).

The hearing was postponed until Thursday by the supreme court on Wednesday.

Wangchuk’s imprisonment was characterized as “illegal” and a “arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights” in Angmo’s habeas corpus petition. A panel of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale heard this case.

The petitioner’s request to show a video during the proceedings was noted by the bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar during the short hearing.

Senior attorney Kapil Sibal, who was representing the petitioner, acknowledged that prior notification had been provided when asked whether the other party had been notified.

The top court was notified by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the Center’s second-highest law official, that he may not be there since he would be involved in another part-heard petition.

The judge approved the agreement and scheduled a hearing for this Thursday.

In a prior ruling, the Supreme Court permitted Angmo to revise her petition and directed the Center, the UT administration, and jail authorities to provide more answers.The petitioner has one week to make changes to the petition and submit a revised copy. Within ten days, the revised counter must be submitted. Within a week following that, rejoinder, if any. The October 29 apex court judgment said, “List on November 24.”

In her amended suit, Angmo has claimed that the required procedural protections under the NSA were not followed and that the detention order was issued in a mindless, mechanical way.

She has also maintained that Wangchuk was denied the chance to offer a strong defense since the authorities moved quickly and neglected to provide sufficient reasons for detention in a timely and significant way.

The Ladakh government has insisted in its affidavit that Wangchuk’s suspected involvement in causing turmoil in Leh justified the imprisonment. It has also said that the detention advisory board later upheld the judgment after the reasons for custody were properly conveyed within the legally mandated time frame.

The detention order was granted on September 26 when the District Magistrate of Leh said that he was “satisfied and remains satisfied with the detenue’s detention,” citing activities that are “detrimental to state security, public order, and essential community services.”

Renowned education reformer and environmentalist Wangchuk was arrested in September and sent to Rajasthan’s Jodhpur Central Jail.