Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Climate activist and prominent Ladakhi rights activist, Sonam Wangchuk, on Monday, expressed dismay at the slow pace of progress in the ongoing dialogue between the representatives of the Ladakh union territory and the Centre.Sonam Wangchuk said on X, “Today marks exactly one month since the unconditional revocation of my detention under the NSA, 1980. The revocation order gave us hope that the Centre was willing to correct past mistakes, as it spoke of “building mu…
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New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo challenging the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order had already been revoked and he had been released.During the hearing, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was informed by Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s second-highest …
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi, criticised the government over the detention of Ladakhi innovator-climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), calling the filing of the case against him “shameful,” and urged that the government listen to his demands on Leh-Ladakh.Speaking to IANS, she said, “He raised his voice for environmental issues and has been a dedicated activist, yet he was jailed despite no fault of his own. Even after h…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday said the government’s willingness to hold “constructive and meaningful dialogue” was the key objective of his movement.Addressing the media here in his first public comments after being released from detention under the National Security Act, Wangchuk said the offer for dialogue was a positive development and aligned with what he and his supporters had been demanding from the beginning.“As I said, they have offered construc…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday revoked the detention of Ladakhi climate activist, Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA).In a statement the MHA said today that it has revoked the detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) with immediate effect, adding that the government of India remains committed to fostering an environment of peace, stability, and mutual trust in Ladakh to facilitate constructive and meaningfu…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a petition filed by Geetanjali Angmo, wife of Ladakhi social activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention and seeking his release.Earlier this week, the apex court questioned the Centre regarding the accuracy of the translated transcripts of speeches attributed to the jailed climate activist. On Monday, the court directed that the original pen drive supplied to Wangchuk at the time of his arrest in September 2025 b…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is under preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), is “fit, hale and hearty” and cannot be released on health grounds. Appearing for the Union government, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta submitted before a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale that Wangchuk’s medical condition has been periodically reviewed and there was “not…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned against granting further adjournments in the habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of detained Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA). After Additional Solicitor General (ASG) K.M. Nataraj, appearing for the Union government and the Union Territory of Ladakh, sought more time on the ground of his engagement in another case and suggested that the …
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by Dr Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his continued preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA).As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale will take up the habeas corpus petition filed by Dr Angmo, terming her husband’s detention “illegal” and an “arbi…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court will continue to hear the government’s arguments in the petition filed against the detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA).Earlier on Wednesday, the apex court orally asked the Centre to reconsider the continued preventive detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the NSA.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Wangchuk’s wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, which…