Centre says NSA affords it power to shift Wangchuk to Rajasthan; he was treated fairly

Centre says NSA affords it power to shift Wangchuk to Rajasthan; he was treated fairly

In Supreme Court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta refers to Section 5 of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980 which armed the ‘appropriate government’ with the power to ‘regulate place and conditions of detention’

Sonam Wangchuk detained for instigating people in border area, says Centre to SC

The court was hearing a petition filed by Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, challenging his detention.

Supreme Court Hears Sonam Wangchuk NSA Detention Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the Centre and Ladakh administration justify the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, citing security concerns in a sensitive border region, Sonam Wangchuk NSA detention. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale that Wangchuk was detained for allegedly instigating people in an area close to Pakistan and China. He argued that re…

Wangchuk Detained For Instigating People In Border Area: Centre To SC

NEW DELHI, Feb 3: The Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh administration told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained for instigating people in a border area where regional sensitivity is involved. Justifying Wangchuk’s detention, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale that all procedural safeguards were followed while ordering his detention under the Natio…