UTTAR PRADESH KHO KHO ASSOCIATION vs KHO KHO FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Reserved on: 24.04.2026 % Judgment Delivered on: 04.06.2026 + LPA 305/2026, CM APPL. 27219/2026, CM APPL. 27221/2026 & CM APPL. 27222/2026 UTTAR PRADESH KHO KHO ASSOCIATION ....Appellant versus KHO KHO FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Sanjeev Mahajan, Ms. Vanshita Gupta and Mr. Siddhartha, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Raj Shekar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sachin Chopra, Mr. Anuj Tyagi, Ms. Maitry Kakade, Ms. Astha Gupta and Ms. Shreelekha Vyas, Advocates for R1. Mr. Devvrat Yadav, SPC with Mr. Nipun Jain, GP and Mr. Kush Garg, Advocates for UoI. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. This intra-court Appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 18.02.2026 (“Impugned Judgment”) passed by the learned Single Judge in Signature Not Verified LPA 305/2026 Page 1 of 18 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:04.06.2026 13:34:56 W.P.(C) 5375/2023 (“Writ Petition”), whereby the Appellant’s prayer for recognition of the elections of its Executive Committee (“EC”) held on 27.10.2021, was rejected and the Writ Petition was dismissed. FACTUAL MATRIX 2. The Appellant is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and is engaged in the promotion and development of the sport of Kho Kho in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Respondent No. 1 is the National Sports Federation governing the sport of Kho Kho in India. It has several affiliated State associations responsible for administering the sport within their respective States. Respondent No. 1 is also recognised by Respondent No. 3 and enjoys various facilities and concessions extended by the Government of India. 3. According to the Appe