Mr. Rishiket Sisodia v. 1. The State of Telangana

the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to pass an order directing the Respondent No.2 to allow the petitioner to participate in all cricket tournaments crganized by Respondent No.2, pending the final disposal of this petition. |.A.NO:2 OF 2024 Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumsitances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pteased to pass an order directing the Respondent No.2 Association and its representatives to permit the petitioner to participate in the Col CK Nayudu l rophy 2024-25, scheduled to commence on 1311012024. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI ADITYA VYAS Counsel for the Respondent No.l : GP FOR SPORTS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 7 : SRI N.GANGADHAR, SC FOR The Court made the following ORDER HYDERABAD CRICKET ASSOCIATION HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAI{A WRIT PETITION No. 28136 OF 2024 ORDER: Petitioner is a budding cricketer aged about 22 ard' is residing in Hyderabad. He approached this Court to declare thenotificationdatedOT.ll.2023issuedbythe3'drespondent based on the resolution made during the hrst Apex Council meeting, introducing the minimum of 5 years of domicile within the state of Telangana (Team Hyderabad) for all age group categories, for selection into the State Team, as violation of fundamental right, especially under Article 14 & 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India. It is the case of petitioner that he born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh and later moved to Hyderabad' Telangana in the end of 2017. He is passionate about cricket and is actively pursuing the sport. tn 2Ot8, he started playing league matches in various categories and tournaments in Hyderabad. In 2O19, he scored over 18O0 runs in the HCA season, which included three double hundreds' Rased on this performance, he was selected for Hyderabad Under-19 team for Vinoo Mankad and Cooch Behar Trophies' ln 2O2l' he was tI 2 selected as 1 probable for Under-25 team and in 2O2!;, he was one of the t(,1) scorers and was selected for Hyderabad Jnder 23 One Da,r' l't am. The assertions about thc perforrnance of petitioner i'r the matches were not disputed by the 2"d respondent 1\ssociation. V/hile the matter stood thus, on O7.1L2O23, a formal notif ic:ation/ order was issued by the 3.a respcndent - President o1'the 2nd respondent to the effect that "ln ac:ordance with the res.('lution made during the 1 Apex Council Meeting, perlainrng t,r the domicile criterra for eligibility to represented the State o[ Tclangana (Team Hyderabad) in all ag;e group categorjes fc,r both men and women, it mandates thal a player musL dernon strate a minimum of S-years of domicile u ithin the state ol'Tcl:rngana to qualify the selection". The said order is impugned in this Writ Petition.

2. iri P. Raja Sripathi Rao, iearned Senior Counsei appearinEi on behalf of Sri Aditya Vyas, counsel for petitioner submits that the 3.d respondent does not have thr. power, authoritl, anrl jurisdiction to pass the impugned order u nder the bye-laws/Rutcs and Regulations of the 2"d respondent Associatjon. As per bye-laws/Rules and Regulation.; of the J Association, the Apex Council is to take decision with regard to implementation of domicile criteria and not the President of the Association. It is submitted that in the impugned order, reference is made with regard to the resolution that is purported- to have been passed in the lst Apex Council Meeting to the effect of introducing the domicile criteria. The 1st Apex Council Meeting was held on 25.10.2O23 and on perusal of the Minutes of the Meeting, there is no such agenda and decision that was taken for introduction and implementation of the domicile criteria as mentioned in the mentioned in the impugned order' According to learned Senior Counsel, the 2"d respondent constituted a Three-Member Committee to look into the cricketing operations, to oversee fairness and selection of various cricket teams of Hyderabad, men and women in all categories by the selectors for 2023-24; after considering the bye-laws/Rules and Regulations of the Association, the Three- Member Committee had observed as hereunder: - DO MICI LE REQUIREME NT S : Many outstation players and those settled in Hyderabad or anl.where in Telangana State are being given opportunities without any specihed criteria to represent. The Hyderabad Cricket Association teams in various levels. Many parents and players and others are not appreciating this as the hardworking cricketers as players of Telangana .I 4 are losing therr opportunities. Since, migration of cricl(eters all lvcr the country happen in all associations. There is a need to frarnc certain conditions f,, cricketers born in other states to represcnt orlr state tearn s.

3. ]'he 2"d respondent filed its counter co -rlending- that thc scl,::tion committee is having exclusive autl-rority to select I{}rder,rbad Cricket Team from cricketers from lhr State of Telanganzr anC that the 2"d respondent is functioning under the aegis of Boe rcl of Control for cricket in India (BCCI). As pe r Rules 16 to 18 of the bye-laws/Rules and Regulations, the 2"d respondcnt Association will have concurrent jurisdiciion and control ovcr thc players within the jurisdiction of the ncmber. According tr: Regulation No.2O, on the directive of Hon'ble Sri Justice P. Nir.iecn Rao (Retd.) to follow the guidelincs lz id down by the Singlc Member Committee, the 4th Rcspondcn L rssued notilication lcr conducting Al division League 2024 '25 of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament, a T2O trague-cum-Krock-Out Tournament lor A[ Division League which comme]rced on 07 I I 2024 :rnd on other various terms and co rditions, including on,: of thc term regulating the eligibility of tL,e player with domict. c proof for the last five years, rf not born in Telangana br,rt residing in Telangana, and that Justice Naveen 5 Rao gave the directive reducing the dornicile requirernent from 5 to 3 years. Accordingly, an amended notilication dated

05.7I .2024 was issued. It is also stated, as per the petitioner's Aadhar updated history, his domicile status in Telangana is' from 05.08.2023 arld is yet to complete three years of making the eligibitity requirements and that he would be eligible after

04.08.2026. It is denied by the 2"d respondent at para 14 that petitioner is residing in the State of Telangana for the last 5 years and that he has been regularly participating in the local tournaments as well as representing Hyderabad in bcCt Tournaments.

4. Heard Sri Ashok Anand Kumar, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri T.Gangadhar, counsel for Respondents 2 to 6 and Assistant Govt Pleader for the lst respondent. Before considering the rival pleas, this Court feels

5. it just and necessary to take into consideration the bye- laws/ Rules and Regulations of the 2nd respondent Association, which were referred to infra. An important aspect that is raised by petitioner is

6. that the 3'd respondent does not have the authority and 6 jurisdiction to issue the rmpugned order. To decide thr s aspect, bye lawsT/ Rr-lles and Regulations No.7 is relevant and r,he same is extraclecl h ereunder: *7. POWER AND DUTIES O.F OFFICE BEARERS;' / 1 'lhc President (a) Thc Prcsidcnt shall preside at all meetings of the General Bodv and the Ape x Council. (b) The PrcsLdcnr shall be one of the three persons r.r,ho sign thc audited annual ac( ounts and other hnancial statements of the HCA. (c) The PrcsL<lent shall also exercise such functions and duties as he may be en.rp,r,rered u,ith by the General Body or the Apex Counc L (d) The Pres dent shall, in the event of a vacancy or indispositi0n of an Office lriearcr, dclegate the functions to another Offlce Bearr r until the Vacanc , is Dul-r' fiued up, or the indisposition ceases."

7. Irrom the language and intent of the bye- laws/Rules rr-rd Regulation No.7.1, there is no such llower or authoriL), o(,rlferrcd on the President of the 2nd re:ipondent AssociaLion ,o issue any orders independently and sok:ly at his discretion e>:[)ect when the powers are specificall]r con lerred to him in the ('r:neral Body or by the Apex Council. In thr: instant case, thouglL in the impugned order there is reference to Apex Council meeting and a clecision is purported to have taken in the saicl nr,:eting for introduction/implementation of the Domicile Clri,,eria, on perusal of the said minutes of the meetings, there is no such resolution that was passeC in the meeting. C)n t he face of the record and so also the pler .dings of 7 the respective parties, this Court does not find any such power conferred on the 3'd respondent to pass the impugned order' 8- Rule No. 15 of Respondent No.2 of Rules and Regulations extract here under: .-r5. FOT.yERS A]VD rU.iVCArO.i\lls oF APEX COUNCIL. L The affairs of the HCA shall be governed by the Apex Council and its framework of governance shall: (i)Enable strategic guidance of the entity: ii. Ensure efficient monitoring of management: rii. Ensure the performance of the respective roles, respon sibilities and powers of ine CoO, Managers, Cricket Committees and Standing Committees, except the Governing Council, ard iv. Ensure a distribution and balance o[ authority so that no single individual has unfettered powers.

2. The Apex Council shall have aII the powers ofthe General Body and authoiity and discretion to do all acts and things except such acts as b,y these rules are expressly directed or required to be done by the Generat Body. Exercise of such powers, authorities and discretion shall be subject to the control and regulation of the General Body No regulation shatl retrospectively invalidate al1y act of the Apex Council which was ol herwise valid. 3- The Apex Council shatl exercise superintendence over the CEO, the Cricket Committees, and the Standing Committees in the discharge of their dutics generally, and in particular, in accordance with any general or special direction of the General Body, except for the Governing Council of the TIL which is directly accountable to the General Body

4. In addition to and without prejudice to the generality of powers conferred directty or by necessar5r implication under these Rules and regulations and the Memorandum of Association, the Apex Council shill exercise the powers and perform the duties here after mentioned: a. To control, permit and regulate alt aspects regarding the visits of domestic cricket teams to Telangana and visits of HCA teams to other states and to settle the terms on which such visits shall be conducted b. To lay down conditions on which Players shall take part in a tour to pi^.. and by which such Players shall be governed, including ".,y terms of payments to such Players. c. To control, expand and regulate the hnances of the HCA' d- To institute or defend any action or proceedings for or against the HCA or against any Offrce-Bearer or employee of the HCA' 8 e. To mcdi:1tc regarding issues between Members, failing reso ution of whrch a leference may be made to the Ombudsman. f. To jnte-act and consult with the Cricket Players' Associauo:t regardin6l representations made on their behatf. g. To purr:trase, sell and/or mortgage, exchange and/or othelvise dispose c I immovable property rvherever situated, in order t,) promote lhe obj, n 5 ol l he HCA. h. To coLl( ct funds and ['henever necessary borrow not exceer ing 257o - the HCA of the C eneral Fund $,ith or without security [or purposes o and to raisc loans with or tvithout security and to purchase redeem or payolf any such security- i. To frll up,, trll the follorving Annual General Meeting, any va )ancy occurrinp, of a member of a committee by reason o[ death or being adjudged insolvent or being of unsound mind or being convLcted of a criminal offence tnvolving moral turpitude or by resignation or any other dis(lualiflcatron. j. To frarr,e rules and lay down conditions including those oftravel, accomrr odation and allowances under which Players shall trlke part in crickr:t tourna ments/ matches or Exhibition, Festival and Charity matches, ,rrganized b)'the HCA or by a Member under the ar rthority of the I{Cil n the course o[ a visit or tour of any cricket team t ] Tela nga r. r. k. To frarre rules for the State Championship of Telangana for the hlter- Disl rict firatches or for University, Schools, or other tournarrcnts or for an1 Exhibition matches between membe-s and lor betwecn the tJniversities / o ther institutions/ corporates/ othr rs in the state. 1- To framc r-ules regarding the appointment, service conditionr; and disciplrnarl'action concerning employees and officers of the HCA. m- To mak,l thc Tournament Rules for various domestic tournaments and exhrt ition matches involving Membcrs, Universitics / S,:hools /Coliegcs :rnd other cntities. n- To franre. in consultation wlth the CEO, rules for the appoit,tment of Manager s. Secretaries, Administrative C)fflcers, Peons and ol her service fersonnel and staff and for payment to them and otLer persons 11 return for their sewices rendeted to the HCA, sal,rries, wages, gratuities, pensions, honorariums, compensations, atry ex gratia ll.i] ment and/or provident fund and to regulare discip Iine by suspending, fining, removing, or drsmissing such employees o. To makr: rules generally for the management of the affairs o1-the HCA, p. To start l- sponsor and/or to subscribe to funds or stage a natch for the bene fit of cricketers or persons who may have renclered sen ice to thc gam( | cf cricket or for their families or to donate for thc developnrent or promotion of the gamc to be regulated bv rul:s framed irr this regard from time to time. q. To either on its or,vn, of through its delegate, entertain, hear and dccide arLninistrative appeals by employees or other direc V affected 9 parties against the orders of the CEO or the Cricket Committees as the case may be. C"....tty, io do all such other acts and things which are delegated to itby the iica..ta alt other functions to be expedient, convenient corrdr.ive to the carrying out of the above functions of the ",ld7o. Apex Council Fioviaed that the exercise of powers under Clduses U), (k)' (1)' (m)' (n) and {0) shall be subject to ratification by the HCA at its next meeting' - failing which the rules shall lapse, The Apex Council shall meet at least once every 3 months at such time and place and shall conduct proceedings in such manner as it may from time to time decide. R Sp."i"t Meeting of the Apex Council may be convened at any time t. convened on a requisition to that effect rry ii. e.."iO..tt r.-.ra t .i.,g -ua. in writing by not less than three Councillors Any such ..q.,i"itio.r shall expresi the object of the meeting proposed to be called and shall be sent to the Secretary' "n"tt Fourteen days'clear notice of the Meeting of the Apex Council together with the agenda shall be given to the Councillors- For a ip?i"t rtl..tir-tg of lhe Ape, Council convened for the purposes stated in Sub-Rule (Sfabove, seven days'clear notice shall be given An Emergent meeitng of the Apex Council may be convened by the Presrdent with Two daYs' notice- Five membe rs of the Apex Council shall form a quorum for its meetings. The Presidenl or in his absence Vice President or in the absencl of both a member elected by those present at the meeting b" th" Chairperson. In the event ofa tie, the Chairperson shall "n"11 have a casting vote- circulation by all members of the Apex Council shall A resolution be as valid an<i effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Apex Council. Such a resolution shatt be ratiFled at the next meeting of the Apex Council. The Secietary shall keep the minutes of every Meeting in a book which shatl be signed by the Chairperson when approved " "by 5 6 7 8 9 10 g. Looking at the powers that are conferred on the Apex Council uide bye-laws' Rules and Regulation No' 15' the present fts talls purely under the domain of the Apex Council' As mentioned supra, the Apex Council has not taken any such decision, nor any agenda was placed in meeting dated 25.1O.2023 which is [he hrst Apex Council meeting as referred IO to in the Ir,'rpugned Proceedings with regarcl to the domicile crlterla

10. 'lhis Court, on earlier occasions, had tat<en into consideratiorr various controversies that were goin11 on in conducting the league matches by the !"a respondent z nd after considering all the aspects, more specifically carcer of the budding cric]<,:ters, had appointed Sri Justice Naveen RrLo (Retd- Acting Chief .rustice of this Court) as .,Supervisory Cor amittee" to oversee lhe conducting of league matches of the 2nd respondent Association. The said order r.t as passecl in Writ Petition No. 113.1 13 of 2024 on t2.O9.2024 . I 1 . Ir is submitted by t he Respondents that Sup:rvisory Committee utrie email dated 28.01.2025 addressed to ]ithe 4e respondent, irad directed the 2"d respondent to implerrLenl the domicile criteria as hve years. On verification, it is fbu td that the 4th respondent had issued e mail to the Sup, )rvisory Committee or 28.OI.2O24 at 11.47 AM and the said mail was replied by the latter at 72.25: l 1 pM on 2g.Ol.2O2S. Both Lhe e mails are extr;r,:ted hereunder: .E mail of the Respondent No.4, dated 2a.Ot.2O2S at I147 AM. On 28 Jan 2025, ?t l1 47 AM,CEO I{CA <cea, !1g1!qr(1grrr arlco nr > Dear Slr, 11 On 04 I I 1 | 2024 . I Issued a nol lil' auon u pon vou r aPproval rcgardlng the HCA Al Divislon \'r'lt} rhe suidelmes ol promouonT , d"mou;' ;d ptayt' iigtsuat'ons ttiSibilty 'flleIia ln thal !hi' playir eligibility was grvcn a quoled below: dPLAYER ELIOIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RDOISTRATIOH Player must meet one of the folloqlng cntcna: l. Bo,n m Telantana. or 2. Domic e Proof of last -r ycars (rf not bom m Telangana but residing rn Telangana) OI rgrndl Darcof Brrlh rcfld'ale a. School/college report cards covenng 5 years b Bonalide Certificate from school for 5 years ' d,AadhafCardl lttrTelalgalaaddressforthepast5yeals'includmgAadhar: 3- Exccption frrr Mlnisol of oefcnce and Cenlral Government Employees: Employees fansferred to Telang-ra, aro.rf*rtn trreir children and spouses, may register vrithout meeting crire.ra 1t1 ,,ta tzt "pit submissron of rclelanr omclal do'-rrmentation" Upon your rnstructrons to reduce lo the 5 years domic e requiremcn-t to 3 years in line wlth the .", bv thc sLnste Membe; committee in 2023' the dornicile requrement was ;i*j;.i,;;a..," re.lrr.erl to 3 vears nna an a*enaea not'frcairon *as issued <lated' OS lll l2o2a with the revised player domicile chgibrhty ot 3 years as quotcd bclowl Update tlistorY. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION Player must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Born in Telangana, or 2 Domicile Proof of last 5 years (if not born in Telangana but residing in Telangana) (a) Schoot/college report cards covering 5 years

3. Exceptio-n for Ministrl' of De fence and Central Government (b) Bonahdc Certificate from school for 5 years (c) Original Date of Birth certihcate (d) Aadhar Card 1^'ith Telangana address for the past s years' including Aadhar UPdate History' E-pioy.e", Emplolces transferred to Telangana' atong with their children and spouses, may register without meeting criteria (1) and submission of relevant official documentation" tii "p"" For the purpose of records and for submissions in WP No 28136 lRishiket Sisodia vs Ht,derabad cricket Association), I kindty request you to i.,"t.i .tio.," for the plaver domicile criteria were issued bv :;;i;;;;"*. you- Sincerely, Suneel Kante Chief Executive Officer Hyderabad Cricket Association" E mail of the SuPervisory Committee, dated 2a'Ol '2025 at 12:25:11 PM. 12 'Dear Sunil, Unless I sce th,r relevant correspondence it is not possible to resp( nd to your request. Howe\ er', as far as I remember, to comply t\'ith tlre manriate given to me by ttre Hon'blc High Court I have been requesting vou to follorv the procedure evolv:rd by Justice L. Nageswara Rao team durilg hrs lordship tenure on alI aspects to conduct various tournamen ts / leagues rnduding domicile of a p1a5'er. As informed to me, that team [ollou,ed hree year' domicrle pri[ci1tle. I arn not fully upraised of the issues i rising for considcration c,f Hon'ble High Court in WP No. 28136 and r,hv the domicile issue need to b: placed before the l{on'bte High Court. In so lar as :xpressing the stand oI the HCA, you have to take the advice of the counsel appearing for the I{CA anrl hnalise the pleadings as settled b-v him.

12. From the contents of the aforesaid tn,o e mails, it is evident that lhe 4ft respondent had issucd the notihcation on

04.11.2024 irrr conducting HCA Al Division Leagues, wherein the domicile criteria of 5 years was already incorporatcc ancl the contents of the said e mail further rcflecLs that on the rrdvice of the Supen-isory Committee, the said Domicilc critt ria was reduced front 5 to 3 years and an amended notllica ion was issued to I tLe said effect on O5.l I .2024 request ing the Supervisory tlommittee to confirm that the instruction.; for the player domicile criteria were issued by the Su1.reryi5sry Committee artC in response to the same, Supervisory Ccmmittee had informec the 4e respondent that Supcrvisory Comrnittee is not apprised cf' the issues arising for consideratron of th is Court in this Writ I)etition and why the domicile issue nee d to be placecl belbrr this Court and Supervisory Committee, in clear l3 terms, had informed the 46 respondent to take the advice of the Counsel appearing for HCA and finalize the pleadings as settled by him. Thereby the submission made by the Senior Counsel appearing for respondents that Supervisory Committee had passed the directions for implementation of Domiciie Criteria, on the face of the record, is not correct and per conlra putting of domicile criteria in the notiftcations at the instance of the Supervisory Committee is not accepted by the Supervisory Committee in the e mail issued in response to the e mail of the 4ft respondent. This shows that the 2n'i respondent had already taken a decision and is trying to take shelter under the e mails. The said e mails do not come to the rescue of respondents in justifying the act of issuance of the impugned order by the 3'd respondent. Even otherwise, the respondents have not filed the recommendations of the Single Member Committee (Justice L.Nageshwara Rao, Retired Judge Supr'eme Court of India). In these circumstances, the submissions of respondents that Domicile Criteria notification was issued as per the directions of the Supervisory Committee is also liable to be rejected.

13. Even otherwise, recommendation by the Single Member Committee is to be implemented by the 2"4 respondent, t4 which implc'rrentation shall be in accordance u'ith lar,.,. On the face of the :-t:cord, no such procedure was follorved t,y the f,.a respondent N'o.3 and so also by the 2"a respondent irr passing the impugnr:r1 order. Therefore, the impugnecl order p,a5ssd by the 3.d resporrdent is illegal and arbitrary.

14. Furlher, general administration of lhe 2",t respondent is governed by the Rules and Regulations t nvisaged in Chapter j of the Rules and Regulations of the Asr.;ociation. Rule 21 of Clhapter 5 stipulates how cricketing matter:r need to be handled. Rule 21 is extracted here under: -

21. CRICKETING MATTERS (seerrs to be wrongly printed as " MATEIRSI

1. 'I'he marr;igement of cricketing matters such as selectio s, ccaching and e\.ahration of team performance shall be exclusi!,ei\ lrandled bv lhe Crickpl Committees comprising only of Plalers:rs ser or I i'r 2. 'lhc management, evaluation ard selection o[ umpires shall bc done b1'Rule 26. The Umptes Committee comprising onlv of tJml)ircs as set out r: the Rule 27.

3. The repor-ts of the Cricket and Umpires Committecs shall t)(, sent to the CEC) for being forwarded to the Apex Council, but the Clio shall not in ar.rt way be involved in the preparation, approval, or amendntent of the same-"

15. Flule 26 stipulates formation and functior rs of the cricket comtr ittees of the HCA. The said Rule is < xtractcd hereundcr': t5

26. TIJD CRICKET COMMITIEES I. The Cricket Committees are the Committees comprised exclusively of former Players who are tasked with the Selection, Coaching and Evaluation of Team Performances.

2. The Cricket Committees are: A. The Men's Selection Commitlce i. The Men's Selection Committee shall select the State ii. Team for representation in any format This Committee shall also be responsible for providing evaluation reports of the respective team performances to the Apex Council on a quarterly The Men's Selection Committee shall consist of five persons to be appointed by a Cricket Advisory Committee comprising of reputed former intonational cricketers identified by the HCA at the Annual General Meeting, subject to the following criteria: A. Every member of the Men's Selection Committee should have played a minimum ol i. Seven Test Matches; or ii. iii. ThirtY First Class Matches, or Ten One Day International Matches and twenty First Class Matches. b. Every member of the Men's Selection Committee should have retired from the game at least 5 years previously. c. The senior most Test cap among the members of ttre Committee shall be appointed as the Chairperson. iii. The Men's Selection Committee shall appoint a Captain tor the team in each format, r,r"ho shall be an ex Officio member of the Committee- The captain, however, shall not be entitled to vote. [n the event of there being an equality of votes for the appointment of a Captain, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote ln the event of there being no ma.;ority agreement over the selection of the players, the captain's wishes in that regard shall pr€vai1. iv. On an outside tour, the Cricket Manager/Coach, Captain, and Vice-Captain shall constitute the Selection Committee. The Administrative Manager shall convene the meeting artd keep a record of the proceedings. " 16 Considenng the language and intent of Rule 26 & 26 (A), the present lis falls under the domain of the Selection t6 1 Committee e xclusively and the office bearers of the 2"d respondcnt lrr,rve no say on the said selection proccss.

77. 'lhis Cotirt had passed the interim < rdcr on 04 .1O.2024 d irecting respondents to coniider the scl:ction of petitioner u,ithout imposing domicile criteria. Pursuartt to [he same, it rvas informed by learned Senior Counsel appcaring for the 2I1d respondent that petitioner was allowed to play irr various tournamentsi and he had reported to the trainrng sessic,ns along with other players who were selected. Per contra, learn<,d Senior Counsel lor ltetitioner had informed this Court thal though pelitioner u.as selected and reported for training sessio'rs, all of a sudden. hrr was informed orally without giving an\,. reasons, not to particr p,ate further in the team, not to attend the Lraining programmes lor the ongoing tournaments and the ne>:t match as against Bornbay. It is to understand the situatiot'r tL at u,hen petitioner having 5.., selected for the teams and w.as altorved to participate in the Lraining, all of a sudden, askir-rg him rrot to be a part of rhe [eam by the 2nd respondent clearly reflec ts l-righ handed approach of the 2nd respondent - Association through its office bezLrers and Chief Executive Officer. .l.hc 2"d respondent putting petitioner in a state of uncertaintv irnd their (' t7 non-response to the e- mails also shows the negligent approach' During the course of the argument, it was stated by learned Senior Counsel that in the selection matches, petitioner played the two matches and had scored significantly 30 against Assam - and 101 against Hyderabad Group team' This aspect was fairly admitted by the learned Senior Counsel for Association Sri ( ( Ashok Anand Kumar.

18. Implementation of the recommendation of Three Member Committee dated. 17.02.2024 aod implementation of the recommendations, directions passed by the Singte Merhber Committee and also of the Supervisory Committee shall be done in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Association but certainly not by the offrce bearers of the 2"d respondent The act of Association as per their will and pleasure' issuance of the impugned notihcation by the 3'd respondent is without authority and jurisdiction The Notification dated 07 .11.2023 is therefore, liable to be set aside' The Writ Petition is accordingly, allowed' setting 19. aside the notification dated 07'11'2O23 issued by the 3'd respondent. Respondents are directed to consider the eligibilify of petitioner for selection as a player for the Stale of Telangana' l8

20. Oonsequently, miscellaneous Applications if any shall stand clc,se d. //TRUE COPY// ,( SD-K.SREERAMA M - DEPUWREGI Y TRAR SECTION FFICER

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7. t,. o 10 11 The Principal Secretary, Sports Department, TS Secretariat Building, State of Telangana at Hyderabad. The Secretary, Hyderabad Cricket Association, RGICS, Uppal, Hyderabad. The President, The Hyderabad Cricket, Association RGICS, t.Jppal, Hyderabad, Telangana State. The Chief Executive Officer, The Hyderabad Cricket Association RGICS, Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana State. The Secretary, The Hyderabad Cricket, Association RGICS, l.Jppal, Hyderabad, Telangana State. The Senior Mens Selection Committee, The Hyderabad Crick.et Association RGICS, Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana State. The Manager COT, The Hyderabad Cricket, Association RGltlS, Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana State. Two CCs to GP FOR SPORTS, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUTI One CC to SRI ADITYA WAS, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SRI N.GANGADHAR, Advocate (OPUC) Two CD Copies \ \ To SA LS HIGH COURT DATED:0310412025 ORDER WP.No.28136 of 2024 rilp* E,: TA r€ 1t{ ( ? i 1rt AiB 2025 ALLOWING THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. to \# It