JUDGMENT

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Rekha Palli, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been preferred by a top-ranked Table Tennis player who has been representing India since 2008 in various tournaments internationally, being aggrieved by the actions of the respondent no. 1, which it is alleged, is against the interest of the players. The Petitioner has consequently also assailed the "Rules and Regulations for National Camp" (hereinafter referred to as the `Rules') introduced by the said respondent on 04.08.2021, mandating compulsory attendance of players at the `National Coaching Camp', in order to be selected for international events. It is the Petitioner's case that the said Rules, besides being illegal and contrary to the National Sports Code, 2011, had been mala fidely framed to exclude her from participating in further tournaments, on account of the serious allegations of attempted match-fixing levelled by her against the respondent no.3, the national coach appointed by the respondent no.1, from whom she was being compelled to take her coaching.

2. On 23.09.2021, when the petition was taken up for preliminary consideration by t