RAJASTHAN EQUESTRIAN ASSOCIATION vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 20th November, 2024 Pronounced on: 07th January, 2025 W.P.(C) 5989/2022 RAJASTHAN EQUESTRIAN ASSOCIATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Dutta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashish Kothari, Mr. Devang Gautam, Mr. Balasubramanian R. and Ms. Neha Singh, Advocates. Mr. Vijaya Bhaskar and Mr. Majjari Umesh, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Varun Pratap, Advocates for EFI. Ms. Arti Bansal and Mr. Kamal R. Digpaul, Advocate for UOI. Mr. Jayant Mehta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Ms. Manmeet Kaur, Ms. Diva Saigal, Mr. Waize Ali Noor, Mr. Ranjeev Khatana, Mr. Maulik Khurana, Advocates for EFI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present writ petition is part of a series of litigation initiated by State Associations regarding the functioning of Respondent No. 2 – Equestrian Federation of India (“EFI”), the National Sports Federation (“NSF”) for the discipline of Equestrian sports in the country. Through the present writ petition, the State Equestrian Association of Rajasthan (the 2011. The Controversy 2. Broadly, the Petitioner contends that such am