HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 28136 OF 2024

O R D E R:

Petitioner is a budding cricketer aged about 22 and is residing in Hyderabad. He approached this Court to declare the notification dated 07.11.2023 issued by the 3^rd respondent based on the resolution made during the first Apex Council meeting, introducing the minimum of 5 years of domicile within the state of Telangana (Team Hyderabad) for all age group categories, for selection into the State Team, as violation of fundamental right, especially under Article 14 & 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India.

It is the case of petitioner that he born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh and later moved to Hyderabad, Telangana in the end of 2017. He is passionate about cricket and is actively pursuing the sport. In 2018, he started playing league matches in various categories and tournaments in Hyderabad. In 2019, he scored over 1800 runs in the HCA season, which included three double hundreds. Based on this performance, he was selected for Hyderabad Under-19 team for Vinoo Mankad and Cooch Behar Trophies. In 2021, he was selected as a probable for Under-25 team and in 2023, he was one of the top scorers and was selec