The Superintendent of Central Jail in Jodhpur and the District Magistrate of Leh have filed affidavits in the Supreme Court defending the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA).
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria adjourned the case on the request of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was appearing for the petitioner.
Terming her as a "brave and committed champion of peace," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said that the Prize has gone to a "woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness."
Activist Sonam Wangchuk demanded an independent judicial inquiry into the killing of four people during the Leh protest, stating that he is prepared to stay in jail until this demand is met.
"At the moment with the drive towards normalisation on the border, that is disengagement, patrolling, grazing if not de-escalation and de induction, there is a path that has been laid down since October 21. We have to see whether this will be fulfilled", professor Kondapalli told ANI in a
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Friday, alleged that her movement is under constant surveillance and that one of her staff members was detained and being treated "inhumanely" by the police.
Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) and shifted to Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan for allegedly inciting violent protests in the Union Territory.