Sonam Wangchuk slams Ladakh administration's stand over institute's land lease cancellation
In an affidavit, the Ladakh administration blamed the cancellation on the activist’s “disregard for the law” said the land allotment had automatically lapsed.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk and his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, criticized the Ladakh administration for cancelling the land lease to their Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning (HIAL) institute. Wangchuk shared a letter from the administration, which he claimed revealed the administration's "delays if not incompetence" in the process.
The Ladakh administration defended its decision in a high court affidavit, stating that the land allotment had automatically lapsed due to HIAL's failure to pay required dues or execute a lease deed. Wangchuk blamed the administration for delays in executing the lease deed, stating he had made multiple appeals, visited authorities 15 times, and made 30 phone calls.
Gitanjali Angmo described the administration's handling as "abysmal governance" and "bureaucratic absurdity". The Ladakh administration cited the institute's lack of a recognized university status and failure to pay land premium as reasons for the cancellation, citing a pattern of public order disruptions.
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