The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to remain the Arjuna Awards, that are to be conferred on Wednesday throughout the National Sports Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, over non-inclusion of champion sprinter Manjit Singh’s identify within the checklist. “I am not going to stop the award function which is to take place tomorrow,” Justice Prathiba M Singh stated whereas listening to a plea by athlete Manjit Singh, the 800 metre gold medallist of Asian Games 2018. In his petition, the athlete sought route to the authorities to contemplate conferring on him the ‘Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games (2022)’ being a gold medallist on the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta.

The excessive court docket issued notices and sought the response of the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to the petition.

While passing the order, the choose stated, “The award function cannot be interdicted at this stage” and, if after submitting of the replies by the authorities, the court docket is of the opinion that the petitioner’s case must be thought-about, it is going to see if rest is required within the scheme.

Central authorities standing counsel Anil Soni submitted the announcement for the awards was made on November 14 and the ceremony is mounted for Wednesday.

He stated the petitioner has named the opposite athlete, who’s to be conferred the award, within the petition however not made him a celebration to the matter.

The plea claimed that non-inclusion of his identify within the awardee checklist is “unfair, unreasonable” and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution regarding equality earlier than regulation.

It stated by way of the scheme for Arjuna Award, Singh instructions 30 factors as per the factors system and he has been excluded from the awardee checklist whereas the sportsperson having 25 factors has been included.

It stated India had gained 5 gold medals on the Asian Games in 2018 and all the opposite particular person sportspersons apart from the petitioner have already been conferred the Award.

“Petitioner has been continuously nominated for the past 4 years and has not been considered for the Arjuna Award till date despite being meritorious. This is the last chance when the petitioner can be considered and after that he shall not remain eligible for Arjuna Award,” the plea submitted.

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