Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike: Delhi HC agrees to hear wife Gitanjali Angmo’s plea challenging order to retain him in Safdarjung Hospital
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.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal tension between state authority to manage public order and an individual's right to medical self-determination during civil protests.
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.
The Court is scheduled to hear the plea at at 2.30 p.m. on Monday (July 20, 2026).
Ms. Angmo contended that the single judge's Sunday (July 19, 2026) order illegally confines Mr. Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital without any arrest and effectively directs that neither the activist nor his wife has decisive authority in determining his medical treatment.
The appeal said that the order does not address "informed consent" or one's right to accept or reject any medical treatment.
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