New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- 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 Thyagraj Stadium to walk their dog. Her compulsory retirement was set aside by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) 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. Issuing notice to the 1994-batch officer on the Centre's plea, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, said: "In the meantime, the reinstatement of the respondent shall remain stayed." The order passed on September 7, made public now, allowed two weeks for the officer to respond and posted the matter for further hearing on October 13. Dhugga had faced public criticism in 2022 after athletes at Thyagraj Stadium complained that they were allegedly asked to leave before their scheduled practice time so that she and her husband, also a serving AGMUT officer, could use the track to walk their dog. Dhugga, however, has denied the allegations. Following the controversy, both officers were transferred out of Delhi and Dhugga joined as principal secretary in Arunachal Pradesh. On August 7, 2023, she was served with an order of compulsory retirement by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)....