Karnataka High Court rejects Roopa Moudgil’s plea for IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri’s call records
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by senior IPS officer Roopa Moudgil seeking the Call Data Records (CDR) of IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri, terming the plea unnecessary and irrelevant to the defamation case pending against her.
Roopa had earlier approached the magistrate court requesting directions to telecom companies to produce Sindhuri’s call records. The request was linked to a defamation suit filed by Rohini Sindhuri after Roopa allegedly posted objectionable material against her on Facebook. The magistrate court had rejected the plea, following which Roopa moved the High Court.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum upheld the lower court’s decision, observing that the IPS officer’s petition was flawed and appeared to be an attempt to delay the trial. The bench noted that the case pertained to allegations of defamation and not to issues that required CDR examination.
The court said Roopa had accused Sindhuri of tarnishing her reputation and even linked her to the death of a police officer in her posts, which were the basis of the defamation complaint. While Roopa’s counsel had sought Sindhuri’s two-year CDR to establish her alleged contact with Munish Moudgil, Roopa’s husband, the bench pointed out that Roopa had the liberty to produce Munish’s records and examine him as a defense witness.
Senior advocate D.R. Ravishankar, representing Roopa, argued that Sindhuri had admitted to speaking with Munish but had also claimed she did not know his phone number. He contended that only Sindhuri’s call records could reveal the truth and provide details about the calls and their locations. He further said the CDR was crucial for Roopa to defend herself, but the magistrate court dismissed her plea without explaining why it was irrelevant.
Countering this, Sindhuri’s counsel C.V. Nagesh maintained that the case stemmed from a private complaint over defamatory posts, and repeated petitions from Roopa were aimed at delaying proceedings. He added that the High Court conciliation bench had previously fined Roopa Rs 10,000 for similar tactics and even gave her an option to test her claims in court.
Nagesh stressed that the law does not permit seeking CDRs of individuals as it amounts to a violation of privacy rights. He argued that if Roopa wanted to establish communication between her husband and Sindhuri, she could rely on Munish’s call records and subject him to cross-examination instead of demanding Sindhuri’s records.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
