Shubh Chowdhari Through His Father v. Equestrian Federation of India & Ors

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18.08.2026

¶1By way of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks following reliefs: "A. Quash and set-aside the Selection Decision dated 6 August 2026 and the Announcement of Selection dated 10 August 2026 issued by Respondent No.1 or its committees, and any other notification, public announcement or communication issued by any Respondents, or any government authority or ministry on the basis of these decisions. B. Direct Respondent No.1 to carry out a fresh selection of the horse rider and reserve rider, based on already submitted results by the Petitioner and Respondents No.1 and 2, for the Show Jumping competition at the Youth Olympic Games 2026 in accordance with the selection criteria previously published by it, such that consistency of performance based on penalty in the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. latest competitions at a fixed minimum height of 130 cms, is used for ranking the best athlete. C. Declare that the Petitioner is in fact first in the list of riders who qualify as per the selection criteria published by Respondent No.1, and is therefore the selected rider for the Youth Olympic Games 2026. D. Direct all Respondents and any other government authority or ministry involved in the process of selection of riders for the High Jump competition and / or in the process of sending them to the Youth Olympic Games 2026 give effect to the directions of this Hon'ble Court and selection of the Petitioner as the eligible rider. E. Grant ex-parte, ad interim reliefs to give effect to the prayers made above..."

¶2Issue notice. The learned counsel appearing on advance notice on behalf of respondent no. 1 and IOA accepts notice.

¶3On instructions, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that the representation filed by the petitioner is pending. However, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the committee in question is not a properly constituted committee.

¶4After hearing learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties and in view of the issue involved in the instant petition, this Court finds it appropriate to direct that the representation filed by the petitioner be decided within two weeks, under intimation to the petitioner herein.

¶5In case the representation is decided against the present petitioner, the names of other applicants be withheld for a period of three days to give an opportunity to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition to challenge the said decision.

¶6In above terms, the present petition stands disposed of, with liberty to approach this Court again in case of any further grievance. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶7The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 18, 2026/ns vs The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010384072026 + W.P.(C) 11935/2026 & CM APPL. 55316/2026 SHUBH CHOWDHARI THROUGH HIS FATHER .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Manini Brar and Ms. Muskaan Chawla, Advocates versus EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Ms. Niyati Kohli and Mr. Rishabh Parikh, Advocates for R-1 Mr. Vishal Singh, Mr. Paras Joshi and Mr. Rajneesh Ranjan, Advocates for Indian Olympic Association CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA