The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 15) adjourned the hearing of the plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, challenging the activist’s detention after she sought to amend her petition. The case is being heard by the bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria.

Sibal’s submission

During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Angmo, submitted that they will apply to amend the petition and challenge the grounds of detention.

Sibal also urged the top court to permit Wangchuk to exchange some notes with his wife. The bench noted the submission of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he has no problem with the detainee sharing notes with his wife.

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