New Delhi, July 16 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the central and the Delhi governments to monitor the health and medical conditions of activisit Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike since 28 June, on a daily basis.

Today is the 19th day of hunger strike Wangchuk is carrying out to demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the order, saying, "Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has stated on instructions that health condition of Wangchuk shall be regularly monitored on daily basis by government doctors. He further told the Court that, depending on the opinion of the doctors, whatever medical intervention is...