SYEED ASIMA ALI vs HOCKEY INDIA & ORS.

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI CONT.CAS(C) 1119/2025 and CM APPL. 65436/2025 Date of Decision: 20.04.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: SYEED ASIMA ALI R/O 44-A WAZIR BAGH, SRINAGAR, JAMMU & KASHMIR, INDIA-190008 .....PETITIONER (Through: Mr. D.N. Goburdhun, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Hemant Phalpher and Mr. Karishmit Keswani, Advocates) versus 1. HOCKEY INDIA THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT MR. DILIP TIRKEY C/O HOCKEY INDIA B1/E14, GROUND FLOOR, MOHAN COOPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MATHURA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110044 2. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS THROUGH SECRETARY (SPORTS), C WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN RAJINDER PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110001 3. MR. BHOLA NATH SINGH SECRETARY GENERAL C/O HOCKEY INDIA Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:20.04.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 19:55:18 Page 1 of 25 KUMAR KAURAV B1/E14, GROUND FLOOR, MOHAN COOPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MATHURA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110044 4. MOHD. FIROZ ANSARI PRESIDENT, CHHATTISGARH HOCKEY CHHATTISGARH HOCKEY WARD NO. 2, BHARKAPARA NEAR KALI MANDIR CHOWK CHHATTISGARH, RAJNANDGAON-491441 .....RESPONDENTS (Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayyar, Sr. Adv., Ms. Shyel Trehan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rohan Poddar, Mr. Raghav Anand, Mr. Nishikant Singh, Mr. Shubham Kathuria, Advocates for the respondent nos. 1-3) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) INDEX A. FACTUAL MATRIX ...............................................................................3 B. PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONTEMPT PETITION ...........................4 C. SUBMISSIONS MADE BY THE PARTIES .........................................5 D. ANALYSIS ................................................................................................6 (I) THE ARGUMENT OF THE P