Karan Brar v. State 0F Punjab and Others

o o 2023:PHHC:086178o o ooooooINoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHoo 219o o o o o o o o oooooo o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooCWP-8453-2019o o o o o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooDateoofodecision:o05.07.2023o KARANoBRARo o o o o o o o ......Petitioneroo o o o o o VERSUSo o STATEoOFoPUNJABoANDoOTHERSo o o o oooooo.......Respondentsoo o CORAMo:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVINODoS.oBHARDWAJo o o o o o *****o Present:o-oo Mr.oD.S.oRandhawa,oAdvocateoo o o forotheopetitioner.o o oo o o o Ms.oNiharikaoSharma,oAAG,oPunjab.oo o o o o *****oo VINODoS.oBHARDWAJ,oJ.o(Oral)oo o o o Theo presento petitiono hado beeno filedo foro seekingo issuanceo ofo directionsotoorespondentsoNo.1oando2otoograntoMaharajaoRanjitoSinghoAwardo tootheopetitioneroforotheoyearo2016oforohisoachievementoinoSportsothatohado beenowronglyonotoreleasedoinofavouroofotheopetitioner.oo

2.oo o Learnedocounseloappearingoonobehalfoofotheopetitionerocontendso thatotheopetitioneroisoanointernationaloSwimmerowhoohasorepresentedotheoStateo ofoPunjaboinovariousocompetitionsoandowonoawardsoforotheoPanjaboUniversityo andoalsootheoStateoofoPunjab.o

3.o o Theo Governmento ofo Punjabo hado framedo ao policyo too granto MahrajaoRanjitoSinghoAwardoSchemeotoohonourotheodeservingosportspersonso foroappreciationoofotheiroefforts.oAsoperotheoeligibilityocriteria,oaosportspersono whooearnsominimumo40opointsoinotheolastofiveoyearsoprecedingotheoyearoofo award,owouldobeoeligibleoforotheosaidoaward.oTheodetailsoofoeventsoinowhicho o CWP-8453-2019o -2-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o theo petitionero hado participatedo ato theo Nationalo ando Internationalo level,o aso averredoinotheowritopetitionoareoextractedoasoundero:-o o o tho "5.o Thato petitionero hado participatedo ino 54 o Nationalo thSchooloGamesoheldoatoBalewadi,oPuneo(Maharashtra)ofromo4 o Januaryo too 8o January,o 2009o ino Watero Poloo Boyso Under-19o representingoStateoofoPunjaboandogotothirdopositionoinoWatero rdPolo.oPetitionerohadoalsoogoto3 oPositionoino50ometeroButterflyo Timingo Event,o 1o Positiono ino 50o metero Freeo Styleo ando 2ndo thPositionoinoWateroPolooEventoinotheo57 oNationaloSchooloGameso 2011-2012oforoSwimmingoBoysoUnder-19oandoWateroPolooBoyso Under-19oheldoatoPanjim,oGoaorepresentingoPunjab.oCopiesoofo certificateo issuedo byo Schoolo Gameso Federationo ofo Indiao areo annexedoherewithoasoAnnexureoP-2o(colly.).o o 6.o Thato petitionero waso awardedo certificateo ofo participationoasoaocompetitorobyoSwimmingoFederationoofoIndiao thforo participatingo ino theo 35 o Junioro Nationalo Aquatico thChampionshipo 2008o heldo ato Amritsar;o 36 o Junioro Nationalo thAquatico Championshipo 2009o heldo ato Jaipur;o 37 o Junioro NationaloAquaticoChampionshipo2010oheldoatoBangaloreoando th38 oJunioroNationaloAquaticoChampionshipo2011oconductedoato Bhopal.o Ino allo theo gameso petitionero hado representedo Punjab.o Copiesoofotheocertificatesoofoparticipationoareoannexedoherewitho asoAnnexureoP-3o(colly.).o o 7.o Thato petitionero representedo Punjabo ino 34tho th thNationalo Gameso 2011o heldo ato Jharkhando fromo 12 o too 26 oo Februaryo 2011o ino Aquaticso ando waso giveno certificateo ofo participation,ocopyoofowhichoisoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-4.o o 8.o Thato petitionero waso awardedo certificateo ofo participationoasoaocompetitorobyoSwimmingoFederationoofoIndiao rdforo participatingo ino theo 63 o Senioro Nationalo Aquatico Championshipso2009oheldoatoTrivandrumorepresentingoPunjab;o th67 o Senioro Nationalo Aquatico Championshipo 2013o heldo ato Trivandrum;o68thoSenioroNationaloAquaticoChampionshipo2014oVISHAL SHARMA o CWP-8453-2019o -3-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o thheldo ato Kolkata,o 69 o Senioro Nationalo Aquatico Championshipo st2015o heldo ato Rajkoto ando 71 o Senioro Nationalo Aquatico Championshipo 2017o heldo ato Bhopal/Indore.o Ino allo theo gameso petitionerohadorepresentedoPunjaboasoCompetitor.oCopiesoofotheo certificatesoofoparticipationoareoannexedoherewithoasoAnnexureo P-5(colly.).o o 9.oThatopetitionerowasogivenocertificateoofoparticipationo thfororepresentingoPunjaboinoSwimmingoino35 oNationaloGameso st thheldoatoKeralaofromo31 oJanuaryotoo14 oFebruary,o2015,ocopyo ofoparticipationocertificateoisoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-6.o o 10.o Thato petitionero participatedo ino Allo Indiao Intero UniversityoSwimmingoTournamentoconductedobyoAssociationoofo IndianoUniversitieso(AIU)oheldoatoKokataofromo03-10-2012otoo st07-10-2012o ando goto 1 o Positiono ino 4o xo 100o mts.o Freeo Styleo st stRelay,o 1 o Positiono ino 4o xo 100o mts.o Medlayo Relayo ando 1 oo Positionoino4oxo200omts.oRelay.oCopiesoofotheocertificateoissuedo byoAssociationoofoIndianoUniversityoforotheoaboveoachievementso representingo Panjabo Universityo areo annexedo herewitho aso AnnexureoP-7o(colly.).o sto 11.oThatopetitionerogoto1 oPositionoinotheoAlloIndiaoIntero Universityo Aquatico Tournamento Meno heldo ato Amritsaro fromoooooooooooo 25-10-2013otoo29-10-2013oino4oxo100omtsoFreeoStyle.oInothiso tournamentopetitioneroalsoogoto4osilveromedalo2ndoPositionoinooooooooooo 4oxo100omtsoMedlayoRelay,o50omts.oButterflyoStrokes,o4oxo200o mts.o Freeo Styleo Relayo ando 200o mts.o Butterflyo Stroke.o Ino thiso tournamento petitionero alsoo goto 3rdo Positiono ino 200o mts.o Individualo Medlay.o Theo tournamento waso conductedo byo Associationo ofo Indiano Universityo (AIU)o ando theo copieso ofo certificateo awardedo too theo petitionero foro securingo theo aboveo mentionedo positionso areo annexedo herewitho aso Annexureo P-8o (colly.).o o 12.o Thato ino 2014o Allo Indiao Intero Universityo Aquatico Men/WomenoTournamentoheldoatoJainoUniversityoBangaloreobyoVISHAL SHARMA o CWP-8453-2019o -4-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o stAssociationoofoIndianoUniversities,opetitionerogoto1 oPlaceoinooooooooooooo st4oxo100omts.oFreeoStyleoRelayo(M),o1 oPositiono4oxo100omts.o MedlayoRelayo(M),o3(rd)oPlaceoino4oxo200omts.oFreeoStyleoRelayo rd(M)o ando 3 o Placeo ino 100o mts.o Butterflyo (M).o Copieso ofo theo certificatesoofoMeritoawardedotoopetitioneroareoannexedoherewitho asoAnnexureoP-9o(colly.).o o 13.oThatoinotheoAlloIndiaoUniversityoTournamentoheldoato PanjaboUniversityoChandigarhofromo20-10-2015otoo25-10-2015o petitionerogoto4oGoldoino4oEventsoi.e.oSwimmingo(o4oxo100oMedo Relay),oWateroPolooM,oSwimmingo4oxo100omts.oFreeoStyleoRelayo ando Swimmingo 150o mts.o Butterfly.o Theo certificateso ofo merito givenotoopetitionerobyoAssociationoofoIndianoUniversityoinotheo aboveomentionedogamesoareoannexedoherewithoasoAnnexureoP-10o(colly.).o o 14.o Thato ino 2015o petitionero hado participatedo ino Worldo UniversityoGamesoheldoatoGwangju,oRepublicoofoKoreaofromo3rdo thtoo14 oJuly,o2015oandoDiplomaoinoParticipationowasoawardedo byo Internationalo Universityo Sportso Federationo undero theo OrganizingoCommitteeoofoKoreanoUniversityoSportsoBoardoando theoGwangjuo2015.oUniversiadeoOrganizingoCommittee.oCopyo ofotheocertificateoisoannexedoherewithoasoAnnexureoP-11.o o 15.oThatopetitionerohadogotohisoGradationoCertificateofromo threspondentono.o2oforoparticipationoinotheo57 oNationaloSchoolo GamesowhileorepresentingoPunjaboandopetitionerowasogivenoaso Gradeo 'B'o ino theo Certificateo issuedo ono 27-03-2012.o Similarlyo respondento no.o 2o ono 18-08-2016o haso giveno Gradeo 'B'o Sportso GradationoCertificateono.o10525odatedo08-07-2016oforosecuringo positionso ino theo aboveo mentionedo Allo Indiao Intero Universityo Tournament.o Copieso ofo theo Gradationo Certificateo issuedo byo respondento no.o 2o areo annexedo herewitho aso Annexureo P-12o (colly.)."o o CWP-8453-2019o -5-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o

4.o o Relyingoonotheoaforesaidoparticipationoofotheopetitioneroasoalsoo theoformulaoapprovedobyotheorespondents,otheopetitionersocontendsothatoheo hasoaototaloofo155opointsowhichoareotabulatedoasounder:o o o Sr.oNo.o Gameso oPositionoo Yearoo Pointso

1.o Worldo Participationoo 3-14o July,o 5o Universityo 2015o Gameso

2.o AIUo 3oGoldoo 2012o 30o

3.o AIUo 1oGoldo 2013o 48o 4oSilvero 1oBronzeo

4.o AIUo 2oGoldo 2014o 32o 2oBronzeo

5.o AIUo 4oGoldo 2015o 40o Totalo 155o o

5.o o Heoarguesothatotheopetitionerosubmittedohisoapplicationoforogranto ofotheoaforesaidoawardoalongwithotheorequisiteocertificates.oVideoletterodatedo

10.06.2016,otheopetitionerowasodirectedotooappearobeforeorespondentoNo.2-theo Director,oDepartmentoofoSportso&oYouthoServices,oPunjaboono13.06.2016otoo showo hiso originalo certificates.o Ino complianceo too theo aboveo saido communication,o theo petitionero appearedo beforeo theo saido respondento alongwithotheohisooriginals.oHeofurtherorefersotootheoletterooforespondentoNo.3o i.e.oDistrictoSportsoOfficer,oFaridkot,oPunjabowhoohadoalsoorecommendedotheo caseoofotheopetitioneroforograntoofotheoaward.oNameoofotheopetitionerowaso mentionedo ato serialo No.o 2o ofo theo aforesaido recommendationo sento byo theo o CWP-8453-2019o -6-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o Districto Sportso Officer,o Faridkot.o However,o notwithstandingo theo aforesaido certificatesoofoexcellence;oachievementosubmittedobyotheopetitioneroandotheo recommendationsomadeobyotheoDistrictoSportsoOfficer,oFaridkot,otheonameoofo theopetitionerodidonotofigureooinotheolistoofotheoawardeesoforotheoyearo2016.o Despite,otheopetitioneroscoringomoreothanocertainootherosportspersonsowhoo haveobeenoawarded.oPerusaloofooAnnexureoP-15oi.e.olistoofoawardeesoshowso thatovariousosportspersonsowitholessothanotheototalomarksoofo155ohaveobeeno conferredotheoawardobyotheorespondent-State.oAggrievedothereof,otheopresento petitionopetitionohasobeenofiled.oo

6.o o Theorespondent-Stateohasofiledoitsoshortoreplyodatedo21.01.2020o byowayoofoaffidavitoofoKartaroSingh,oDeputyoDirectoroSports,oPunjabowhereino theyohaveorepliedoasounder:-o o "3.o Thato theo Departmento ofo Sports,o Governmento ofo Punjabo issuedo ano advertisemento ono 05.03.2016o foro invitingo applicationsoforotheograntoofoMaharajaoRanjitoSinghoAwardoforo theoyearso2011otoo2016.oInoresponseotootheoadvertisement,otheo petitioneroappliedoforoMaharajaoRanjitoSinghoAwardo2014,o2015o ando 2016o video 3o separateo applicationso ando copieso ofo theo applicationso areo attachedo aso trueo translationo thereofo aso AnnexuresoR-1/T,oR-2/ToandoR-3/Torespectively.o o 4.o Thato ito iso submittedo thato theo petitionero dido noto attachoanyocertificateofororepresentingoeitherotheoStateoofoPunjabo ino anyo recognisedo Nationalo Competitiono oro foro representingo IndiaoinoanyorecognisedoInternationaloCompetitionorespectivelyo inohisoapplicationsoforotheoyearo2014oando2015owhichohasobeeno annexedo ato (R-1/T)o ando (R-2/T).o Theo Petitionero haso alsoo noto attachedo anyo certificateo foro participationo ino Nationalo Competitiono foro theo yearo 2016o whicho haso beeno attachedo ato Annexureo(R-3/T).o o CWP-8453-2019o -7-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o o 5.o Thato theo Clauseo 3.6o ofo Maharajao Ranjito Singho Awardo Policyo (Annexureo P-1)o clearlyo stateso thato onlyo thoseo candidateso whoo represento theo Punjabo Stateo ino recognisedo NationaloCompetitionoorganizedobyoconcernedoNationaloSportso Federationo affiliatedo too Indiano Olympico Associationo ando Internationalo Competitionso representingo Indiao organisedo byo concernedoInternationalofederationsoaffiliatedotooInternationalo OlympicoCommitteeoareoeligibleoforothisoaward.o o 6.o Thatoasoperotheopapersoandodocumentsosubmittedobyo theopetitioner,oheodidonotofulfilotheoeligibilityocriteriaoofoClauseo

3.6o ofo Maharjao Ranjito Singho Awardo Policyo aso pero hiso applicationsoforotheoyearo2014,o2015oando2016orespectively."o

7.o o Ino responseo too theo aforesaido writteno statement,o ao countero affidavitowasofiledobyotheopetitionerowhereinoheodeniedotheoresponseofiledobyo theorespondentsoandocategoricallyosubmittedothatotheopetitionerohadogiveno03o applicationsorespectivelyoforotheoyearo2014,o2015oando2016owhileoapplyingo forotheoabovesaidoaward.oItoisofurtherosubmittedothatotheocaseoofotheopetitionero isocoveredounderoClauseo3.6oofotheopolicyosinceoheorepresentedotheoStateoofo Punjabo ato Junioro aso wello aso Senioro levelso aso iso evidento fromo certificateso AnnexureoP-3otooP-6,oP-11oandoP-12.oHeofurtherocontendsothatoallocertificateso attachedo herewitho wereo alsoo attachedo alongwitho theo applicationo &o thato validityoofotheosameoareostillonotodeniedobyotheorespondents.oThereoisonoo reasonoforotheopetitionerotoowithholdotheosaidodocumentoandoalsooasotoowhyo theo respondento authoritieso shouldo noto takeo theo sameo intoo considerationo especiallyowhenotheosameohaveobeenoattachedowithotheopresentopetitiono&oareo inotheoknowledgeoofotheorespondents.oo

8.o o Counselo forotheo respondent-Stateohaso vehementlyo arguedo thato theocaseoofotheopetitionerohasobeenoconsideredoasoperotheoexistingopolicyoando o CWP-8453-2019o -8-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o thatotheoeventsoinoquestionowereonotorecognizedobyotheoNationaloSportingo Federationoand/orotheoIndianoOlympicoAssociationoasomandatedounderoClauseo

3.8oofotheoaboveosaidopolicy.oTheoawardoinoquestionohadothusorightlyonotobeeno conferred.o o Sheo furthero submitso thato theo petitionero hado noto producedo theo certificatesothatohadobeenoappendedoalongwithotheopresentopetitionoandoatotheo timeo ofo submissiono ofo hiso applicationo ando aso such,o theo decisiono ofo theo respondentsoinonotograntingotheoawardocannotobeosaidotoobeobad.oo

9.o o She,ohowever,ocouldonotodisputeotheofactothatotheoSchooloGameso Federationo ofo Indiao iso ao Nationalo o Bodyo ando iso dulyo recognizedo byo theo MinistryoofoYouthoAffairsoandoSportsoasowelloasoIndianoOlympicoAssociation.o tho oFurther,o theo 35 Junioro Nationalo Aquatico Championshipo ofo 2008o wereo organizedobyotheoNationaloSportingoFederationoi.e.otheoSwimmingoFederationo ofoIndiaoitselfowhichoisodulyorecognizedobyotheoIndianoOlympicoAssociation.o Besides,otheootherocertificatesothatohaveobeenoissuedobyotheoNationaloSportingo BodyowhichoareorecognizedobyotheoIndianoOlympicoAssociationoandowhicho alsooshowsothatotheopetitionerohadorepresentedotheoStateoofoPunjab.oo

10.o o Io haveo heardo learnedo counselo appearingo ono behalfo ofo theo respectiveopartieso&ogoneothroughotheodocumentsoappendedoalongwithotheo presentopetition.oo

11.o o Beforeoproceedingofurtherowithotheomatter,oitowouldobeoessentialo too refero too theo relevanto clauseso ofo theo Awardo Schemeo datedo 20.06.2011o (AnnexureoP-1)oforoappreciatingotheorespectiveoarguments.o o o ObjectiveoofotheoSchemeo o Theo Maharajao Ranjito Singho Awardo iso introducedo primarilyo too compensateo theo medalo winnerso ofo national/internationalosportsoeventsoforotheoexpensesoincurredo o CWP-8453-2019o -9-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o onodiet,otraining,opreparationsoandoforotheodeprivationsosufferedo byo themo dueo too theiro devotiono ando serviceo too sports.o Theo objectiveo iso alsoo too mitigateo theo sufferingso causedo dueo too hardshipsoencounteredoduringopreparation.oAnotheropurposeoofo theocashoawardsoisotooencourageoandomotivateotheooutstandingo sportspersonsoforoevenohigheroachievementsoandotooattractotheo youngerogenerationotootakeotoosportsoasoaocareer.oThisoawardo definitelyohelpotoorehabilitateotheomedalowinnersowithohonour,o dignityoandocomfortoafterotheoconclusionoofotheiroactiveosportso careero whicho iso generallyo ofo ao veryo shorto duration.o Theo Maharajao Ranjito Singho Awardo iso alsoo theo expressiono ofo appreciationoandogratitudeoofotheostateotootheomedalowinnersoforo winningolaurelsoforotheostateoandocountry.o

3.o EligibilityoCriteriao o Theosportspersonsowhooearnominimumo40opointsoinotheo lasto 05o yearso precedingo theo yearo ofo award,o wouldo becomeo eligibleoforotheoawardoasoperocriteriaomentionedobelow,owherebyo participantsoshalloearnopointsoinoaccordanceowithotheoleveloofo theiroperformance.oo

3.1o Outo ofo 27o Olympico disciplines,o theo Awardo willo beo presentedotoomaximumo15oplayersoinoaocalendaroyear.oo Xxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo o

3.4o Theo Awardo willo beo giveno onlyo thoseo playerso whoo areo domicilesoofoPunjab.o Xxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo

3.6o OnlyothoseocandidateowhoorepresentotheoPunjaboStateoino Nationalo ando Internationalo Competition,o areo eligibleo foro thiso award,otheoonlyoexceptionobeingoinotheocaseoofoPublicoSectoro Undertaking/Servicesoemployees,owhooareounableotoorepresento PunjaboinoNationaloChampionship.oSuchoemployeesoshouldohaveo otherwiseorepresentedotheoPunjaboStateoinoNationaloGames.oo o CWP-8453-2019o -10-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o

12.o o Theo stando ofo theo respondentso iso two-fold,o firstlyo thato theo petitionero dido noto represento theo Stateo ofo Punjabo &o secondlyo thato theo certificateoappendedowithotheopetitionowereonotosuppliedotoothem.oo

13.o o Surprisingly,o theo respondentso haveo takeno theo aboveo stando withoutodisputingotheocertificatesoappendedoalongwithotheopresentopetition.o Theo certificateso attachedo establisho theo participationo ando certificateso ofo petitionerowhileorepresentingotheoStateoofoPunjaboinovariousoeventsoorganizedo byotheorespectiveoapexobodyoofotheosportingoeventoi.e.obyotheoSchooloGameso Federationo ofo India;o Swimmingo Federationo ofo Indiao &o Nationalo Gameso organizedobyotheoIndianoOlympicoCommittee.oHence,otheocontentionoofotheo respondentsothatotheopetitionerodidonotorepresentotheoStateoofoPunjaboorothato theo evento waso noto ao recognizedo evento iso primao facieo noto sustainableo &o deservesotoobeorejected.oo

14.o o Theosameoleadsotootheosecondoissueoi.e.othatotheopetitionerodidonoto submitotheocertificatesoatotheotimeoofoverification.oo

15.o o Theo caseo ofo theo petitionero iso specificallyo thato theo sameo wereo furnished.oItoisoalsoonoticedothatotheovalidityoofotheocertificatesoisonotodisputedo byo theo respondents.o Besides,o listo ofo Awardso foro theo yearo 2016o whicho iso appendedo aso Annexureo P-15o iso alsooundisputed.o Theo sameo showsothato aso manyoasoaopersonowitholessothano155opointsohaveobeenogivenotheoaward.oTheo Tableoofopointsowhichotheopetitioneroclaimotooariseoinohisofavouroisoalsoonoto disputed.oHence,oitoleavesonoooptionotooholdothatotheopetitioneroscoredohighero pointso&odidonotosufferoanyootherodisqualificationoforobeingoconferredotheo Award.oThereoshouldothusobeonooimpedimentotooconsiderotheoclaimoofotheo o CWP-8453-2019o -11-o o2023:PHHC:086178o o o

16.o o Itoisoinconceivableoatothisojunctureothatotheopetitionerowouldonoto haveo showno theseo documentso and/oro theo certificateso too theo concernedo authoritieso especiallyo wheno heo submittedo ano applicationo foro granto ofo theo Award.oo

17.o o Ino anyo case,o withouto takingo theo controversyo anyo further,o theo respondent-theoDirector,oDepartmentoofoSportso&oYouthoServices,oPunjaboiso directedotooconsiderotheoclaimoofotheopetitioneroforograntoofoMaharajaoRanjito SinghoAwardoforotheoyearo2016,oinotermsoofotheopolicyothatohadobeenoinforceo ando ono theo strengtho ofo theo certificateso thato mayo beo soo producedo byo theo petitioner.o Heo shallo appearo beforeo theo Director,o Departmento ofo Sportso &o YouthoServices,oPunjaboono31.07.2023oand/orosuchootherodateoasomayobeo communicatedo too himo byo theo Director,o Departmento ofo Sportso &o Youtho Services,o Punjabo buto noto latero thano 04o weekso fromo theo dateo ofo hiso firsto appearanceo ando furnisho allo hiso testimonials/documents.o Theo respondento No.2-Director,o Departmento ofo Sportso &o Youtho Services,o Punjabo shallo thereafterotakeoaofreshodecisionoonotheobasisoofotheocertificatesosooproducedo andoshallotakeoaofinalodecisionowithoregardotooanoentitlementoofotheopetitionero tootheoAwardowithinoaoperiodoofo10oweeksothereafteroonoverificationoofotheo claim.oNeedlessotoomentionothatoinocaseotheopetitioneroisofoundoeligibleoasopero theoaboveosaidodecision,otheocashoawardoshallobeoreleasedotootheopetitionero withinoaoperiodoofo04oweeksothereafter.oo o o Theowritopetitionoisoaccordinglyodisposedoof.oo o o oo o o o o o ooooo(VINODoS.oBHARDWAJ)oo JULYo05,o2023o o o o o o oooooooooJUDGEo VishaloSharmao o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedo :o Yes/Noo o o o oooooooWhetheroReportableo ooooooo:o oooooooYes/Noo