No Further Adjournments in Habeas Corpus Matter, SC Says in Wangchuk NSA Case

In response, the law officer submitted that Wangchuk was receiving the “best of treatment”, adding that AIIMS Jodhpur offered better medical facilities than Ladakh.

After repeated requests, the Supreme Court agreed to list the habeas corpus petition filed by Dr Gitanjali J. Angmo — which terms her husband Sonam Wangchuk’s detention “illegal” and an “arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights” — for hearing on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

In an earlier hearing, the apex court had orally asked the Union government to reconsider the continued preventive detention of Wangchuk.

During the hearing, the Justice Aravind Kumar-led Bench observed that Wangchuk had been in custody since September 26, 2025, and that the medical reports placed before the apex court indicated that his health was “certainly not very good”.

It was suggested to ASG Nataraj that the government should “give it a thought” as to whether there was a possibility of rethinking the continuation of Wangchuk’s detention. At that time, ASG Nataraj had assured the Supreme Court that he would seek instructions from the authorities.