The only issue involved in these writ petitions is as to whether the respondents are entitled to determine the age of a person seeking to play in an Under 16 Cricket Tournament, solely on the basis of a medical test known as Tanner-White house-3 Method (TW-3 Method), even if the determination on the basis of the aforesaid test is contrary to the age of the candidate as reflected in documents, such as Birth Certificate, Passport and School Certificate.

2. The petitioners before this Court seeking to play in an Under 16 Cricket Tournament organized by the respondents in the year 2012-13, their father filled up forms provided by BCCI for verification of the age of the petitioners. As per the norms of the respondents, those who are born on or after 1.9.1996 were eligible to participate in the said tournament.

The petitioners underwent the age determination through Tanner -- Whitehouse 3 (TW-3) method at Fortis Hospital, New Delhi and on the basis of said test the age of the petitioner in W.P(C) No. 5284/2013 as on 1.9.2012 was determined to be 16 years and 2 months, thereby rendering him ineligible to participate in the Under -16 Cricket Tournament in the year 2012-2013.