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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SACHIN DATTA
Uttar Pradesh Kho Kho Association – Appellant
Versus
Kho Kho Federation Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SACHIN DATTA, J.
1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner being essentially aggrieved by the actions of respondent no.1 (the recognised National Sports Federation for the sports of Kho Kho), in disaffiliating the petitioner (a State Association in the state of Uttar Pradesh).
2. The writ petition was originally filed seeking the following prayers:
“a) Issue an appropriate writ, order and/or direction in the nature of mandamus directing Respondent No. 1 to recognize and give effect to the elections for Petitioner’s executive committee held on 27.10.2021 under the supervision of Justice D.P. Singh as the Ld. Returning Officer in terms of the order of this Hon’ble Court dated 09.08.2021, W.P.(C) 863/2021;
b) Issue an appropriate writ, order and/or direction in the nature of mandamus granting re-affiliation to the Petitioner OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE Issue an appropriate writ, order and/or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent No. 1 to grant re-affiliation to the Petitioner;
c) Issue an appropriate writ, order and/or direction declaring Respondent No. 1’s office order dated 01.12.2022 bearing ID F. No. 2-5 KKFI/EC/ 2019-20/ 2022 and the Affiliati
The court held that compliance with the National Sports Development Code is mandatory for recognition of sports associations, validating the disaffiliation due to violations in governance and elector....
Disaffiliation by a national federation does not automatically mandate a state sports council to withdraw recognition under state law; such decisions require appropriate legal proceedings.
The election procedures of sports associations must strictly adhere to the National Sports Development Code, preserving electoral integrity and compliance with established tenure restrictions.
The Kerala State Sports Council lacks authority to dissolve or intervene in the internal affairs of recognized sports associations as per the Kerala Sports Act, 2000.
Recognition of National Sports Federations requires strict compliance with applicable regulations, but the Ministry may grant exemptions under specific circumstances to promote emerging sports.
Point of Law – Court has emphasized primary obligation of NSFs towards players in contradistinction to perks enjoyed by Office Bearers of NSFs.
The court emphasized the necessity for sports associations to maintain proper recognition to ensure participants' rights and benefits are not compromised due to administrative disputes.
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