The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that the sports associations in India are ailing bodies. .The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh made the observation during the hearing of a plea moved by Maharashtra Wrestling Association."All these sports associations, there is nothing like sports in them. All are ailing bodies, we do not know they are grappling for what," the Court remarked during a brief hearing of the case.The observation comes at a time multiple cases related to different sports bodies and their management are pending before High Courts and the apex court..Maharashtra Wrestling Association has moved the top court to challenge a Bombay High Court judgment dismissing its petition against its de-affiliation by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).A single-judge of the High Court had found the plea to be non-maintainable and dismissed it with the liberty to file it before the appropriate Court.The top court on January 15 had issued notice to the Union of India and other respondents in Maharashtra Wrestling Association's petition challenging the High Court order. Today, the matter was adjourned as no counsel appeared for the petitioner. The counsel representing the respondents submitted that the petitioner had directly moved the top court without availing the appellate remedy in the High Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that the sports associations in India are ailing bodies. .The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh made the observation during the hearing of a plea moved by Maharashtra Wrestling Association."All these sports associations, there is nothing like sports in them. All are ailing bodies, we do not know they are grappling for what," the Court remarked during a brief hearing of the case.The observation comes at a time multiple cases related to different sports bodies and their management are pending before High Courts and the apex court..Maharashtra Wrestling Association has moved the top court to challenge a Bombay High Court judgment dismissing its petition against its de-affiliation by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).A single-judge of the High Court had found the plea to be non-maintainable and dismissed it with the liberty to file it before the appropriate Court.The top court on January 15 had issued notice to the Union of India and other respondents in Maharashtra Wrestling Association's petition challenging the High Court order. Today, the matter was adjourned as no counsel appeared for the petitioner. The counsel representing the respondents submitted that the petitioner had directly moved the top court without availing the appellate remedy in the High Court.
