TAEKWONDO FEDERATION OF INDIA vs INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION & ORS.

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$~J-1 & 2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 13.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 17973/2024 TAEKWONDO FEDERATION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rahul Mehra, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Saurabh Jain, Mr. Prayag Jain and Mr. Chaitanya Gosain, Advs. versus INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikash Singh and Mr. Ujjwal Chaudhary, Advs. for IOA. Mr. Sanjeev Mahajan, Mr. Parth Goswami and Mr. Akshay, Advs. for India Taekwondo. Mr. Udit Dedhiya, SPC for UOI. Mr. Shashank Garg, Sr. Adv. along with Ms. Kanika Singh, Mr. Siddhartha, Mr. Sahil Gupta and Mr. Raghav Bhatia, Advs. for applicants. + W.P.(C) 223/2025 VIKAS SIWACH & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amratansh Agrawal, Mr. Rupender Singh and Mr. Kamal, Advocates. versus TAEKWONDO FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS. ...Respondents Through: Mr. Saurabh Jain and Mr. Prayag Jain, Advocates for R1. Mr. Udit Dedhiya, SPC alongwith Mr. Rudra Paliwal, GP for UOI. Mr. Vikash Singh and Mr. Ujjawal Chaudhary, Advs for R2 and R4. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ROHIT CM APPL.906/2025 in W.P.(C) 17973/2024 & W.P.(C) 223/2025 Page 1 of 10 KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:13.01.2025 18:13:52 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT SACHIN DATTA, J. CM APPL.906/2025 (for vacation of order dated 24.12.2024) in W.P.(C) 17973/2024 W.P.(C) 223/2025 1. CM APPL. 906/2025 in W.P.(C) 17973/2024 raises a grievance, as regards the selection process for the purpose of participation in the upcoming National Games to be held at Uttarakhand commencing from 28.01.2025 (hereinafter ‘the National Games’). The applicants are international players of the sport of Taekwondo and have represented India at various international tournaments. In W.P.(C) 17973/2024, the petitioner is Taekwando Federation of In