New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took on record the amended plea of Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist’s detention and sought the response of the Centre and Union Territory of Ladakh in ten days.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the UT of Ladakh, to file the response to the amended plea and posted the matter for hearing on November 24.

The bench also allowed senior advocate Kapil Sibal to file rejoinder, if any.

On October 15, the top court deferred the hearing on the plea of Angmo after she sought to file an amended petition with additional grounds for challenging the detention of Wangchuk , currently lodged in Central jail at Jodhpur of Rajasthan .

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