K. P. Rao vs Union of India - 2023 Supreme(Del) 2726

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2023 Supreme(Del) 2726

SANJEEV SACHDEVA
K. P. Rao – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Dr. Menaka Guruswamy, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sravan Kumar, Mr. Yash S. Vijay, Mr. Utkarsh Pratap and Ms. Medha Singh, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 8915/2019 & CM APPL. 36773/2019, 53240/2019, 53241/2019 & 53316/2019, 14216/2022, 16788/2022 etc..
Mr. Harish Kumar Garg and Ms. Falguni Rai, Advocates, for R-1 in W.P.(C) 8915/2019 & CM APPL. 36773/2019, 53240/2019, 53241/2019 & 53316/2019, 14216/2022, 16788/2022 etc.
Mr. Ruchir Mishra and Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Saxena and Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Advocates, for Indian Olympic Association in W.P.(C) 8915/2019 & CM APPL. 36773/2019, 53240/2019, 53241/2019 & 53316/2019, 14216/2022, 16788/2022 etc.
Ms. Nandita Rao, Mr. Amit Peswani and Mr. Kunal Prakash, Advocates, for AKFI in W.P.(C) 8915/2019 & CM APPL. 36773/2019, 53240/2019, 53241/2019 & 53316/2019, 14216/2022, 16788/2022 etc.
Ms. Nandita Rao, Mr. Amit Peswani and Mr. Kunal Prakash, Advocates for AKFI in W.P.(C) 9287/2019 & CM APPLS. 38312/2019, 38314/2019, 49976/2019, 49979/2019, 49985/2019, 50521/2019, 51062/2019, 52204/2019, 220/2020, 221/2020, 2086/2020, 5322/2020, 5323/2020, 5324/2020, 5325/2020, 6489/2020, 7752/2021, 7753/2021, 9405/2021 & 9406/2021, 23206-07/2021 & 12267/2022.
Mr. Sravan Kumar, Advocate, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 9287/2019 & CM APPLS. 38312/2019, 38314/2019, 49976/2019, 49979/2019, 49985/2019, 50521/2019, 51062/2019, 52204/2019, 220/2020, 221/2020, 2086/2020, 5322/2020, 5323/2020, 5324/2020, 5325/2020, 6489/2020, 7752/2021, 7753/2021, 9405/2021 & 9406/2021, 23206-07/2021 & 12267/2022.
Mr. Vijaya Bhaskar, Advocate for R-2 in W.P.(C) 9287/2019 & CM APPLS. 38312/2019, 38314/2019, 49976/2019, 49979/2019, 49985/2019, 50521/2019, 51062/2019, 52204/2019, 220/2020, 221/2020, 2086/2020, 5322/2020, 5323/2020, 5324/2020, 5325/2020, 6489/2020, 7752/2021, 7753/2021, 9405/2021 & 9406/2021, 23206-07/2021 & 12267/2022.
Ms. Prerna Singh and Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, Advocate for R-3 in W.P.(C) 9287/2019 & CM APPLS. 38312/2019, 38314/2019, 49976/2019, 49979/2019, 49985/2019, 50521/2019, 51062/2019, 52204/2019, 220/2020, 221/2020, 2086/2020, 5322/2020, 5323/2020, 5324/2020, 5325/2020, 6489/2020, 7752/2021, 7753/2021, 9405/2021 & 9406/2021, 23206-07/2021 & 12267/2022.
Mr. A. Ushi Reddy, Ms. E. Subhavati, Mr. Deepak K. Singh, Mr. Kanhaiya Kumar, Mr. Hemant Shukla, Mr. Vaibhav Gupta, Mr. Raushan Kumar, Advocates for Telengana Kabaddi Association ion W.P.(C) 9287/2019 & CM APPLS. 38312/2019, 38314/2019, 49976/2019, 49979/2019, 49985/2019, 50521/2019, 51062/2019, 52204/2019, 220/2020, 221/2020, 2086/2020, 5322/2020, 5323/2020, 5324/2020, 5325/2020, 6489/2020, 7752/2021, 7753/2021, 9405/2021 & 9406/2021, 23206-07/2021 & 12267/2022.
Mr. Gurbaksh Singh, Advocate, Mr. Arjun Pant, Mr. Kartik Rathi and Mr. Abhaid Parikh, Advocates for application in C.M. APPL. 21588/2022.
Mr. Rajiv Tyagi, Advocate for intervener in W.P.(C) 9287/2019 & CM APPLS. 38312/2019, 38314/2019, 49976/2019, 49979/2019, 49985/2019, 50521/2019, 51062/2019, 52204/2019, 220/2020, 221/2020, 2086/2020, 5322/2020, 5323/2020, 5324/2020, 5325/2020, 6489/2020, 7752/2021, 7753/2021, 9405/2021 & 9406/2021, 23206-07/2021 & 12267/2022.
Mr. B.P. Singh Dhakray and Mr. Shakti Singh Dhakray, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 6355/2021.
Ms. Kiran Suri Senior Advocate along with Ms. Aishwarya Kumar, Mr. Purvesh Buttan, Mr. Fahad Imtiaz and Mr. Prateek Narwar, Advocates, Advocates for R-2 and R-3 in W.P.(C) 6355/2021.
Ms. Nandita Rao, Mr. Amit Peswani and Mr. Kunal Prakash, Advocates for AKFI in W.P.(C) 6355/2021.
Mr. Anil Soni, CGSC with Mr. Sahaj Garg and Mr. Devesh Dubey, Advocates for UOI in W.P.(C) 6355/2021.
Mr. B.P. Singh Dhakray and Mr. Shakti Singh Dhakray, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 6356/2021.
Mr. Ruchir Mishra and Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari Advocates for Indian Olympic Association in W.P.(C) 6356/2021.
Ms. Nandita Rao, Mr. Amit Peswani and Mr. Kunal Prakash, Advocates for AKFI in W.P.(C) 6356/2021.
Mr. Bharat Bhushan and Mr. Himanshu Jain, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 8439/2021 & CM APPL.26141/2021.
Mr. Anil Soni, CGSC and Mr. Devesh Dubey, Advocate for UOI in W.P.(C) 8439/2021 & CM APPL.26141/2021.
Ms. Nandita Rao, Mr. Amit Peswani and Mr. Kunal Prakash, Advocates for AKFI in W.P.(C) 8439/2021 & CM APPL.26141/2021.
Ms. Kiran Suri Senior Advocate along with Ms. Aishwarya Kumar, Mr. Purvesh Buttan, Mr. Fahad Imtiaz and Mr. Prateek Narwar, Advocates, Advocates for R-1 and R-4 in W.P.(C) 8439/2021 & CM APPL.26141/2021.

JUDGMENT

Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.

1. The issues that arise for consideration in these batch of petitions are:

(i) Whether the 'age and tenure restriction' on the members of the Governing Body imposed by the National Sports Development Code of India 2011 (hereinafter refered to as the 'Sports Code') applies only to the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI for short) a National Federation or also applies to its constituents i.e. the State and District Association which are members of the AKFI?

(ii) What would be the effect, if any, of the State Association refusing or failing to comply with the 'age and tenure restriction' imposed by the Sports Code?

(iii) Whether the amendment carried out to the Memorandum of Association/Constitution of AKFI is contrary to the directions issued by this court by Judgment dated 03.08.2018 in WP(C) 4601 of 2013 "Mahipal Singh & others versus Union of India" 2018 SCC OnLine Del 10284 ?

(iv) Whether the representatives of the State Associations to the National Federation have to be compliant of the 'age and tenure restriction' imposed by the Sports Code?

(v) Whether the representatives of the State Associations who contravene the 'age and tenure restriction

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2023 Supreme(Del) 2726

SANJEEV SACHDEVAK. P. Rao – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

SANJEEV SACHDEVA
K. P. Rao – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent