The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Sonam Wangchuk’s wife to seek amendment of her earlier petition after the Centre informed the court that the grounds of detention have now been supplied. The amendment will allow the case to proceed by challenging the substance of the grounds themselves.

Gitanjali Angmo, wife of Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk, had earlier filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking his release. Her petition contended that no grounds for detention were provided by the authorities, and that the detention order under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act (NSA) was illegal.

However, during the hearing today, senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought the court’s permission to amend the petition to address the grounds now made available by the government. The bench compr

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