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

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$~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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ROHIT W.P.(C) 4648/2024 & connected matter Page 1 of 11 KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:03.02.2025 22:12:19 verification contained in the said communication/notice, which reads as under:- “AGE VERIFICATION: The Age Verification Committee/Medical board will examine on 7th May 2024 at the venue from 10.00 A.M. onwards to determine the eligibility of players to participate in the said Nationals. Please advice your players to bring Original Birth certificates issued by the Municipal Corporation/Registrar of Birth & Death obtained in the year of their birth or within 5 years of their birth & their Aadhar card (Also, parents). Please ensure that your team (s) reach INDORE positively on 7th May 2024 before noon and not earlier.” 3. It is the case of the petitioners that the said st