Sonam Wangchuk News Updates: Situation would have spread like fire if Wangchuk wasn’t held, Supreme Court told

Hearing concludes for the day, matter to be heard tomorrow

Nataraj: The guaranteed right under Article 25 is regulated by saying that preventive detention is permissible subject to safeguards

Nataraj: Situation came to control, enough to show that his provocative statements rendered situation so violent there and order of detention achieved its purpose

Nataraj: His continued tweets, video clips statements instigate the people

Mehta: Shouldn’t become tomorrow’s headline.

Bench: We are not concerned with what will come out elsewhere

Mehta: Health facade is also manufactured social media facade.

Bench: We will not go by...

Mehta: Your lordships will not but attempts are being made. What he is saying sitting at a place which is border state of China and Pakistan.

Bench: You have already made that submission

ASG Nataraj: Independent consideration, application of minds and refers to material. Each material forms a separate ground

ASG Nataraj: Self immolation and such sacrificing act not only him but also instigating the other people.

On international forum he wants to raise it. He can approach court as well instead of doing it he is giving such a call.

Nataraj mentions about Wanchuk's YouTube channel

Nataraj: In a border area he says that we will not cooperate with military personnel

Nataraj: Our internal issue wanted to be raised in international forum and make it an international issue

Nataraj: What happened in Nepal everyone knows still he is referring to it

Nataraj: Please see the aftermath. This is the assessment of the officer in charge of the situation. The ground realities we can't assess by sitting elsewhere. It can be assessed only by the concerned officer

Bench: This is worrying. This is not acceptable. First sentence — we are taking Gandhian way and if someone is not taking it, departure from non-violent way is something worrying.

Nataraj: This is a hybrid expression

Bench: Too much of reading

Nataraj continues quoting Wangchuk’s reported speech. “Deployment of forces in Ladakh is unfortunate... Government to fulfil demands..”

Bench: Youth is saying

Nataraj refers to Wangchuk reportedly referring to the Gen Z population of Nepal.

ASG Nataraj: He instigated ABL to organise protest at memorial park to pressurise government

Nataraj: Please analyse the situation. A person sitting in TN may say we are from LTTE and it may not affect other place. The test is a statement made in that particular area and the impact in that particular area — that is the test.

Kindly have a look at the grounds of detention.

Bench: Pass on the original file

Nataraj: We have brought it, we will give it

Bench inquires about the detention order contents, specific allegations against Wangchuk

ASG Nataraj: There can be overlapping of public order, law and order and impact on the society as a whole

Nataraj: The authorised officer, after examining the situation, whether some prevention is required, has passed the order. The order can be passed on suspicion, not necessarily that something has happened.

Object is not to punish, it is to prevent something which is likely to happen

Bench enquires ASG Nataraj, appearing for the centre, about a Supreme Court judgment of a 5 judge bench

SG Tushar Mehta: We have examined 24 times. He is fit, hale and hearty. He has digestion issues. Nothing to worry, nothing alarming.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, at the forefront of the movement seeking statehood and protections under the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh, was detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) by the police in Leh on September 26, 2025. He was taken to a jail in Jodhpur.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale will take up the matter at around 2pm today.