The Supreme Court on Friday suggested to the parties in a sexual harassment case against the CEO of a Kochi-based IT firm, Venu Gopalakrishnan, to attempt mediation to settle differences.

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan referred the matter to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre and asked both the parties to appear before it on January 7, 2026.

“We have heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondent – State as well as the learned counsel for the complainant. Having regard to the facts of this case, we find that in the interest of all parties, there ought to be a settlement, hence, we adjourn this matter. In order to explore the possibility of a settlement between the parties, the matter is referred to the Supreme Court Mediation

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