NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk ’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo. The plea challenges the climate activist’s detention under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) as illegal and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights. The matter will be heard before a bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria. The top court had earlier, on October 29, sought responses from the Centre and the Ladakh administration on the amended plea filed by Angmo. Wangchuk was detained on September 26, two days after violent protests in Leh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh resulted in four deaths and over 90 injuries. Authorities have alleged that Wangchuk incited the unrest. He was transferred to a jail in J

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