Court Grants Activist Sonam Wangchuk Choice of Hospital Amid Hunger Strike
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a hunger strike in solidarity with a protest in Delhi, to be shifted to Medanta Hospital, a private hospital of his choice.
The court was hearing an appeal filed by Mr. Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, challenging a Single Judge’s refusal to allow his transfer to a private hospital.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the central government had no objection to shifting Mr. Wangchuk to Medanta, describing it as a reputed hospital. However, he stressed that Mr. Wangchuk should continue to remain under medical supervision and should not be discharged except on the advice of Medanta’s doctors.
Mr. Wangchuk was taken from the protest site on Saturday and admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. Ms. Angmo moved the Delhi High Court for transferring him out of Safdarjung Hospital, which a single-judge bench had rejected earlier.
