JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent praying to set aside the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.2559 of 2011 dated 24.06.2015 10.11.2016. )

P.B. Balaji, J

1. The writ petitioner, aggrieved by the order of Learned Single Judge in W.P.No.2559 of 2011 dated 24.06.2015,has preferred the present writ appeal.

2. The brief facts that are necessary for deciding the writ appeal are as follows: 1. The appellant an Indian citizen by birth and he completed his entire schooling and education in India. Subsequently he became a citizen of the United States of America in the year 1996. The appellant registered himself as an Overseas Citizen of India under Section 7-A of Citizenship Act, 1955. The appellant further stated that he is a bridge player and that the 1st respondent being the Bridge Federation of India, having its Presidential seat at Chennai, with the objects of promoting and developing the sport of bridge in India, conducts national bridge tournaments and also selection trials for finalizing teams to represent the 1st respondent in International Bridge Competitions. The letter of the 1st respondent dated 23.12.2010 informed him that he would be entitled to play