India, July 22 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered immediate shifting of Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on an appeal by his wife, Gitanjali Angmo, against a Sunday order of the HC refusing to interfere with his ongoing treatment at the Government hospital. The court asked the director of Medanta Hospital to form a team of doctors with requisite expertise to constantly monitor Wangchuk.

"We are very happy. This order came in record time. In India, a democratic citizen has the right to choose doctors and hospitals," Angmo told reporters after the court proceedings. She alleged that Wangchuk's admission to the Gove...