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Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike: Delhi HC agrees to hear wife Gitanjali Angmo’s plea challenging order to retain him in Safdarjung Hospital
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Delhi High Court is set to hear a plea from Gitanjali J. Angmo challenging the continued detention of her husband, activist Sonam Wangchuk, at Safdarjung Hospital. The appeal argues that the court's previous order violates the activist's right to informed consent and bodily autonomy regarding his medical treatment.
The Delhi High Court on Monday (July 20, 2026) agreed to hear activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo’s, plea challenging the Court’s refusal to order his transfer from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
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