New Delhi, Sep 22: The Supreme Court has stayed the reinstatement of senior AGMUT cadre officer Rinku Dhugga, who was compulsorily retired from service following a controversy in which she and her husband were accused of clearing the running track at south Delhi’s Thyagaraj Stadium to walk their dog.
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the 1994-batch officer on the Centre’s plea. Her compulsory retirement was set aside by the Central Administrative Tribunal on May 7, 2025, a decision later upheld by the Delhi High Court on April 15, 2026.
The Union government challenged the reinstatement order before the Supreme Court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, after hearing ordered that “In the meantime, the reinstatement of the respondent shall remain stayed.”
Court allowed two weeks for the officer to respond and posted the matter for further hearing on October 13.
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