Petitioner challenged exclusion of females in yachting and lack of boat provisions for the 35th National Games. Court found no tenable ground for interference as petitioner had no vested right and norms were set by competent authorities. Writ dismissed.
Writ petition dismissed; no direction to include female participants or provide boats.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON
WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015/17TH POUSHA, 1936
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PETITIONER :
SANEESH K.R., KEERIKOTTAYIL HOUSE, PADIYOTTUCHAL P.O. KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN-670307.
BY ADV. SRI.GEORGEKUTTY MATHEW
RESPONDENT(S) :
1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS NEW DELHI-110 001.
2. INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION,
3. YACHTING ASSOCATION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY GENERAL, ROOM NO. 403 IV CHANAKYABHAVAN, CHANAKYAPURI P.O. NEW DELHI-110021.
4. 35TH NATIONAL GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS ORGANISING SECRETARY GENERAL CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR STADIUM, PALAYAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695033.
5. THE GENERAL CONVENOR,
6. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001.
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7. THE DIRECTOR, SPORTS AND YOUTH AFFAIRS, DIRECTORATE OF SPORTS AND YOUTH AFFAIRS JIMMY GEORGE STADIUM, VELLAYAMBALAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695033. 8. THE KERALA STATE SPORTS COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY BEHIND GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. R1 TO R3 BY SRI.N.NAGARESH, ASGI R4 & R5 BY SREELAL N. WARRIER, SC R6 & R7 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. VINCENT R8 BY ADV. SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07-01-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS :
//TRUE COPY//
P.A. TO JUDGE
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P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.
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Dated this the 7th day of January, 2015
JUDGMENT
The petitioner has approached this Court with the
following prayers:
i) issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing Condition Nos.3.2, 3.6 and 6.1 of Exhibit P2 as arbitrary and illegal.
ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to include female participants also in the event of yachting viz., Laser (Radial) in the 35th National Games.
iii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents 4 to 8 to take immediate steps for purchasing Yachting Boats and rescue boats for the State teams in the 35th National Games, immediately, within a time limit to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner points
out that the National Games 2015 are sought to be conducted placing some unconscionable conditions with regard to the right to participate in the events. As far as the petitioner is concerned, his interest in the item 'Yachting'. Reference is made to Clause 3.6 pointing out
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that the particular event mentioned therein is open only for 'men'. The said submission does not impress this Court much, in so far as the petitioner admittedly is a male candidate and none of his vested rights, if any, is affected in any manner. This is not a public interest litigation and as such, absolutely no significance or relevance can be given to the said contention.
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the event and that the norms have been stipulated by the competent authority, in conformity with the norms and guidelines issued by the 2nd respondent/Indian Olympic Association. In so far as the authority of the 2nd respondent is not under challenge in this regard, the reliefs sought for by the petitioner are not liable to be entertained, submitted the learned Standing Counsel.
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P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON
JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should interfere with the conditions regarding gender participation in yachting events for the 35th National Games.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Saneesh K.R.
Union of India
Indian Olympic Association
Yachting Association of India
35th National Games Organising Committee
State of Kerala
P.R Ramachandran Menon
As recorded by the court registry
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