JUDGMENT :-

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4:

(i) to commence online registratin system with immediate effect for all the District Level, State Level and National Level Athletics Championships, Competitions, Meets and Events, similar to the model followed in Federation Cup Athletics Championships and to publish online the amounts allotted and spent on each athlete for such events;

(ii) Directing the strict implementation of the National Sports Development Code, 2011 in the State of Tamil Nadu with immediate effect;

(iii) Directing the divesting of the sixth respondent in the present form of its powers and its affiliation with the third respondent and directing the reformation of the sixth respondent by restructuring it with eminent sports persons

(iv) Directing an enquiry/investigation into the management of funds, affairs and functioning of the sixth respondent under the seventh respondent

(v) Directing the constitution of a Special Committee with eminent sports persons, to affiliate with the third respondent and to regularise the conduct of athletics Championships, competitions, meets and events in Tamil Nadu and to function till the restructuring of the sixth respondent with eminent sports persons

(vi) Directing the respondents 1 to 4 to make appropriate safety arrangements and provide proper places of accommodation to women athletes for all State Level and National Level Athletics Championships, Competitions, Meets and Events.

This order is organised in the following manner for better analysis and proper understanding:

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The petitioner has come forward with this writ petition seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to commence online registration system with immediate effect for all the District Level, State Level and National Level Athletics Championships, Competitions, Meets and Events, similar to the model followed in Federation Cup Athletics Championships and to public online the amounts allotted and spent on each athlete for such events and for other reliefs.

2. The petitioner is an athlete, who has participated in Discus Throw events and has won several medals in the State and in South India. She is the recipient of a silver medal in Senior State Athletics Championship, 2017 held at Chennai and has bagged a gold medal in 2018 held at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The petitioner was also recipient of various medals at various events, held at various periods.

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of her stellar performance, she was denied entry by the sixth respondent to participate in the Open National Championships for the years 2017 and 2018. According to the petitioner, every year, Senior Athletics Championships and all Athletes, who secure gold and silver medals thereon will be automatically permitted to participate in the Open National Championships conducted by the second and third respondents. In her case, despite achieving the required qualifying standards, winning Silver medal in 2017 and gold Medal in 2018, she was deprived of p