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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ, TUSHAR RAO GEDELA
Roller Skating Federation Of India – Appellant
Versus
Sanchit Bhandari – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.
1. Present letters patent appeal has been filed assailing the judgment dated 19.03.2025 (hereinafter referred as “impugned judgment”) passed by the learned Single Judge whereby the underlying writ petition bearing W.P.(C) No.1413/2025 titled Sanchit Bhandari vs. Roller Skating Federation of India & Anr., filed by the respondent no.1/Sanchit Bhandari herein has been allowed and appellant herein has been restrained from conducting any further selection trials for the purpose of participation in the World Games 2025, Chengdu, China in the “Speed Slalom- Senior Ranked Men” category.
2. It is the case of the appellant that it is a recognized National Sports Federation (hereinafter referred as “NSF”) for Roller Skating in India and is responsible for conducting and selection trials for all the international events/national championships for Roller Skating Sports. It is stated that the present case pertains to the selection trials for the athletes to participate in the event “Speed Slalom-Senior Ranked Men” under the category of Inline Freestyle skating in the World Games, 2025, scheduled from 07.08.2025 to 17.08.2025 in Chengdu, China (hereinafter referred t
The court affirmed that a National Sports Federation must ensure fair selection processes, recognizing prior achievements as sufficient for qualification without additional trials.
The court emphasized the necessity of conducting fair selection trials for athletes, ensuring that deserving candidates are not excluded from participation in the National Games.
The discretion of the National Sports Federation in making selection decisions and the limited scope of judicial review in matters of sports representation.
The court emphasized the principle of fairness and transparency in the selection process for sports events, ensuring that meritorious athletes are not unjustly excluded from participation.
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Judicial review of policy decisions in sports is limited; courts should not interfere unless there is clear evidence of arbitrariness or mala fides.
Judicial review in sports policy matters is limited to cases of evident arbitrariness; courts should defer to the expertise of selection committees unless clear injustice is demonstrated.
The court established that the selection process for Olympic representation must strictly adhere to established eligibility criteria, and arbitrary deviations undermine fundamental fairness and trans....
The Court held that the Impugned Selection Criteria V-4 and V-5 were introduced in blatant violation of the relevant Statute and the Sports Code, and that EFI failed to produce any documentary eviden....
The essential qualifications for appointment to a post are for the employer to decide, and the court cannot lay down the conditions of eligibility.
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