The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre if there was any possibility for the government to relook at the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk considering his health condition. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P. B. Varale observed that Wangchuk's health report was not good and asked additional solicitor general K. M. Nataraj, appearing for the Centre, to seek instructions in the matter. The law officer contended that order of Wangchuk's detention was approved on October 3, 2025, and there is no challenge to the approval order. Justifying Wangchuk's detention, solicitor general Tushar Mehta had told the bench that all procedural safeguards were followed while ordering his detention under the National Security Act (NSA). The top court was hearing a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, the wife of Wangchuk, against his detention under the stringent NSA.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 11:21 UTC