TAEKWONDO FEDERATION OF INDIA vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 18.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 7029/2025 & CM APPL. 31725/2025 TAEKWONDO FEDERATION OF INDIA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Rahul Mehra (Sr. Advocate) along with Mr. Saurabh Jain, Mr. Chaitanya Gosain, Mr. Prayag Jain, Mr. Shahid Ali, Mr. Mohd. Salman and Mr. Sameer Tayyeb, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Udit Dedhiya (SPC) along with Mr. Apurva Sachdev, Ms. Vidhi (GP) and Mr. Preyansh Gupta, Advocates for UOI. Mr. Vikash Singh and Mr. Ujjwal Chaudhary, Advocates for R-2/IOA. Mr. Darpan Wadhwa (Sr. Advocate) along with Mr. Sanjeev Mahajan, Mr. Parth Goswami, Mr. R.A. Iyer, Mr. Ayush Yadav, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner [Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI)] assailing a communication / letter dated 08.05.2025, issued by the respondent no.1/Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Union of India, whereby, India Taekwondo/respondent no.3 has been granted recognition as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for the sport of Taekwondo in India. The said letter reads as under: Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 7029/2025 Page 1 of 32 Digitally Signed By:UMANG Signing Date:18.11.2025 05:37:28 “Subject: Recognition of India Taekwondo as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for promotion and development of sport of Taekwondo in the country - reg. Sir, I am directed to refer to India Taekwondo's letters dated 23.11.2024 and 22.04.2025 requesting for Government recognition, and to say that the request has been considered in this Ministry taking into account the letter dated 09.04.2025 from World Taekwondo and letter dated 23.01.2025 from Asian Taekwondo Union, provided by the India Taekwon