ALL INDIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION vs SOMDEV KISHORE DEVVARMAN & ORS.

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$~DB-1 & 2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 18.06.2026 + LPA 422/2026, CM APPL. 37188/2026, CM APPL. 37189/2026 & CM APPL. 37190/2026 ALL INDIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION .....Appellant Through: Mr. Avi Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Akshit Pradhan, Mr. Parth Goswami, Ms. Tanvi Anand and Mr. Divyansh Agrawal, Advocates. Versus SOMDEV KISHORE DEVVARMAN & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gautam Narayan, Senior Advocate with Ms. Asmita Singh, Ms. Trisha Chandran & Mr. Tushar Srivastava, Advocates for R-1 & 2. Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Ms. Akash Mishra & Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, GP. AND + LPA 447/2026, CM APPL. 38793/2026, CM APPL. 38794/2026, CM APPL. 38795/2026 & CM APPL. 38796/2026 SOMDEV KISHORE DEVVARMAN .....Appellant Through: Mr. Gautam Narayan, Senior Advocate with Ms. Asmita Singh, Ms. Trisha Chandran & Mr. Tushar Srivastava, Advocates. Versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Avi Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Akshit Pradhan, Mr. Parth Goswami, Ms. Tanvi Anand & Mr. Divyansh Agrawal, Advs. for R-2. Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Ms. Akash Mishra, Advocate. Signature Not Verified LPA 422/2026 & LPA 447/2026 Page 1 of 18 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:22.06.2026 20:28:54 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN TEJAS KARIA, J. (Oral) 1. The present Appeals arise from the common Judgment dated 27.04.2026 (“Impugned Judgment”) passed in W.P.(C) No. 13458/2024 (“Writ Petition”) and CONT.CAS(C) 1378/2025. 2. The Impugned Judgment has been assailed by the All India Tennis Association (“AITA”) in LPA 422/2026, insofar as it directs the appointment of Justice (Retd.) Ms. Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, as the Administrator of the AITA (“Administrator”), an