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The Supreme Court connected Friday (June 12, 2026) directed Karnataka IPS serviceman D. Roopa Moudgil and IAS serviceman Rohini Sindhuri to effort solution of their long-running quality done mediation, observing that their inability to get astatine a conciliatory colony was “destroying” their careers.
A Bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Sanjeev Sachdeva appointed erstwhile Supreme Court justice Justice (retired) Kurian Joseph arsenic mediator to facilitate a colony betwixt the 2 officers.
“Both of them are destroying each other’s careers... In the contiguous case, this tribunal is of the sentiment that the substance tin beryllium resolved by mode of mediation. Justice Kurian Joseph, a retired Supreme Court judge, is appointed arsenic the mediator. The parties shall look earlier Justice Kurian Joseph,” the Bench said.
The court’s involution comes much than 3 years aft a nationalist spat betwixt the 2 elder Karnataka officers culminated successful defamation proceedings against each different and claims for damages of ₹1 crore.
In February, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by Ms. Sindhuri challenging transgression defamation proceedings initiated connected a ailment lodged by Ms. Moudgil. The High Court upheld the proceedings court’s bid taking cognisance of Ms. Moudgil’s complaint, observing that it was “meticulous and exhaustive” and did not warrant interference.
Earlier, the apical tribunal had directed Ms. Moudgil to region societal media posts concerning Ms. Sindhuri aft a erstwhile effort astatine mediation failed.
“I person taken down the posts/statements with respect to the responsive from my Facebook/social media relationship profile,” Ms. Moudgil had stated successful an affidavit filed earlier the court. “Though the responsive had objected to lone immoderate circumstantial posts of excavation successful her complaint, successful owed deference to the observations of this Hon’ble Court, I person taken down each the posts with respect to the respondent,” the affidavit had added.
According to Ms. Sindhuri, Ms. Moudgil shared photographs, made allegations connected societal media and issued statements to the media questioning her idiosyncratic and nonrecreational behaviour with the intent of damaging her estimation among colleagues and the public. The ailment was filed nether Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with defamation and sought damages of ₹1 crore.
The quality archetypal came into the nationalist domain successful 2023 aft Ms. Moudgil levelled a bid of allegations against Ms. Sindhuri. The IAS serviceman denied the allegations and accused the IPS serviceman of carrying retired a mendacious and idiosyncratic vilification campaign. She had besides sought an unconditional written apology and damages of ₹1 crore for the alleged nonaccomplishment of estimation and intelligence agony caused by the statements.
