The Ladakh administration on Tuesday issued a notice to the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning (HIAL), co-founded by Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali J Angmo, asking it not to undertake any further activities at Desert Flower School in Phyang until the matter is decided by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
In a notice issued by the Office of the Tehsildar, Leh, to HIAL Founder and CEO Gitanjali J Angmo, the administration said that classes and other activities were being started at Desert Flower School without obtaining proper consent, clearances or necessary approval from the concerned authorities. However, the administration said it had received information that classes and other activities had commenced at the school without the required approvals.
The notice puts a clear administrative restraint on the proposed activities of Desert Flower School amid the ongoing legal proceedings. The Ladakh administration has issued a notice to the school asking it to stop classes and other activities at Desert Flower School in Leh, alleging that the school began functioning without necessary clearances. The notice stated that Angmo had earlier written to the Deputy Commissioner, Leh, on September 22, seeking a No Objection Certificate (NOC) or clearance for the proposed members of the Managing Committee of Desert Flower School under the HIAL ecosystem. The notice was issued by Tehsildar Leh on November 1, 2026. Earlier reporting noted: The administration said Angmo had written to the Leh Deputy Commissioner on September 22 seeking a no-objection certificate (NOC) or clearance for the proposed members of the managing committee of Desert Flower School at Phyang, under the HIAL ecosystem.
The administration also directed Angmo to strictly maintain status quo in the matter and ensure that no action was taken that could prejudice the case pending before the High Court. Earlier reporting noted: Ladakh Sends Notice To Sonam Wangchuk’s School, Asks It To ‘Stop Classes’ Ladakh Sends Notice To Sonam Wangchuk’s School, Asks It To ‘Stop Classes’ Ladakh Sends Notice To Sonam Wangchuk’s School, Asks It To ‘Stop Classes’ Earlier reporting noted: While climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL), fights a land allotment cancellation in court, the institute has landed in fresh trouble.
