DEEPAK JAIN & ORS. vs BASKETBALL FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS.

$~4 & 63 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 27.01.2025 W.P.(C) 4648/2024, CM APPL. 19040/2024 (4) DEEPAK JAIN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amartya Bhushan and Mr. Yojit Mehra, Advocates. versus BASKETBALL FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS......Respondents Through: Mr. T. Mahendhran, Advocate for R1. W.P.(C) 16299/2024 (63) CHANDINI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amartya Bhushan and Mr. Yojit Mehra, Advocates. versus BASKETBALL FEDERATION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (Oral) 1. The present petitions have been filed by the petitioners, assailing the conditions stipulated in the communication/notice dated 19.02.2024 issued by the respondent no.1 whereby the affiliated units of the respondent no.1 were intimated about the 74th Junior National Basketball Championship scheduled to be held from 8thto 14thMay, 2024. 2. The petitioners are aggrieved with the stipulation regarding age 3. It is the case of the petitioners that the said stipulation is wholly illegal and arbitrary inasmuch as it deprives the petitioners of a level playing field/opportunity to compete/participate in basketball sporting events de