oppn parties Sports Ministry: Major Bungling Forces Revocation Of Recognition To Sports Federations

Story Of The Day

Tiranga Rally Is Excellent. Breaking The Law Was Not

October 17, 2026

People Are Talking About

People Are Talking About Junk Food Near Schools

News Snippets

  • Allahabad HC said that the UP Police is acting as law unto themselves as they detained a person unlawfully even before his arrest
  • Kolkata witnesses traffic snarls on the first day of the Durga Puja festival as revellers start pnadal-hopping
  • Neha Bora was subsequently released and Dipke is to appear before a magistrate today at noon
  • Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora of AISA, student leaders and supporters ahead of a rally in Connaught Place demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The protest followed the detention and jailing of two CJP leaders earlier in the week over demonstrations at Jantar Mantar
  • The Reserve Bank of India is considering further monetary tightening to counter capital outflows and increase the cost of betting against the rupee, according to bankers and analysts cited by Reuters. The measures follow recent rate increases and steps to drain liquidity as pressure on the currency and inflation concerns persist
  • India directed oil marketing companies to stop diverting sugar-based feedstocks for ethanol production in the 2026–27 supply year, according to a new tender issued on Friday. The companies have invited bids for 11 billion litres of ethanol made from alternatives including corn and broken rice, amid concerns about domestic sugar supplies and prices
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India's trade imbalance with China was growing sharply and attributed the problem partly to restrictions on Indian goods and services entering the Chinese market. China subsequently said it was ready to work with India to address mutual economic and trade concerns; India's trade deficit with China reached $69 billion in the first half of FY2026–27, up 27% year-on-year
  • Indian equity benchmarks extended their recovery on Friday, with the Sensex rising 413.66 points to close at 74,729.27 and the Nifty 50 gaining 148.80 points to settle at 23,146.15. Information technology shares, including Tech Mahindra, Infosys and TCS, helped lift the indices
  • India defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets in the opening women's T20 International in Raipur, taking a 1–0 lead in the three-match series. Deepti Sharma and Niki Prasad combined in an 82-run stand after India's top order collapsed, helping the hosts chase down Zimbabwe's total of 114 for five
  • Indian wrestler Komal won bronze in the women's 59 kg category at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, defeating Kazakhstan's Viktoriia Khusainova 7–2. Fellow Indian Amruta Pujari advanced to the women's 72 kg final after recording two pinfall victories
  • Indian shuttler Jagsher Singh Khangurra secured a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Cairo
  • The Supreme Court of India upheld the Bombay High Court's decision quashing the 2020 write-off of ₹8,415 crore in additional tier-1 bonds issued by Yes Bank (Yes Bank). The court ruled that the bank's administrator lacked the authority to extinguish the bonds under the final reconstruction scheme, strengthening bondholders' claims
  • The Supreme Court issued notices to the Election Commission of India, Delhi Police and opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav, in separate petitions concerning electoral-roll revision and protests held in Delhi on October 10–12. The court also directed the preservation of CCTV footage linked to allegations of police excesses
  • The Supreme Court ruled that a person converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot automatically claim backward-class reservation benefits in the new religious community solely on the basis of their previous caste status. The judgment upheld the Madras High Court's decision striking down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government order that permitted such certification for specified communities
  • The Election Commission of India ordered a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 14 states and three Union Territories, using January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date for voter eligibility. The draft rolls are scheduled for publication on November 12, claims and objections will be accepted until December 11, and the final rolls are due on January 4, 2027
Delhi HC refuses to ban CJP's Tiranga rally at Central Park in Connaught Place today /////// Police says will control and regulate it /////// NDMC closes the park for the public on Friday and Saturday
oppn parties
Sports Ministry: Major Bungling Forces Revocation Of Recognition To Sports Federations

By Sunil Garodia
First publised on 2020-06-27 07:57:47

About the Author

Sunil Garodia Editor-in-Chief of indiacommentary.com. Current Affairs analyst and political commentator. Author of Cyber Scams in India, Digital Arrest, The Money Trap and The Human Hack

It is a matter of shame that bureaucratic bungling and the casual way in which the legal team of the Union sports ministry treated a Delhi High Court order to file affidavits has resulted in the withdrawal of recognition to 57 national sports federations (NSFs) in India. Without recognition from the ministry, these federations will not be eligible for financial grants and assistance for training and competition. The sports fraternity was reeling under a huge crisis due to the pandemic and the lockdown and sportspersons were just about getting back in shape after training in stadiums was allowed last month. Now this news will come as a bolt from the blue to those who were not taking the PIL filed by senior Supreme Court lawyer Rahul Mehra calling for a probe into the functioning of various sports bodies in the country seriously.

That the High Court was taking the PIL seriously is evident from the manner in which the court had been issuing directions and calling for replies and affidavits from both the sports ministry as well as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) who have been made parties to the case. On February 7, the court had called upon the sports ministry and the IOA to file affidavits to show what steps they were taking to either recognize or derecognize the NSFs or creating ad-hoc governing bodies in them. It had also directed that no fresh recognition could be given without the express permission of the court. Either the legal team of the ministry and the IOA did not brief those in power properly or the bureaucrats ignored the advice and went ahead to grant provisional annual recognition to NSFs vide a letter on June 2, 2020, without informing the court or approaching it for directions as per the February 7 order.

The court was furious that recognition was granted without its permission and ordered that it be revoked. The ministry and the IOA have decided to file a Special Leave Petition before a larger bench to set things right. But it is a clear proof of lack of concern and bungling that things came to such a pass. If the ministry had filed affidavits asked for by the court in its February 7 order and sought directions regarding the grant of recognition, things would have unfolded smoothly. Fortunately, there are no international competitions now due to the pandemic and training has also not started in real earnest, otherwise, it would have been disastrous for Indian sport and would have ruined the prospects of many sportspersons. The ministry must conduct an inquiry and take action against those who were responsible for this bungling.

 

Other Stories You Make Like

Editorials

Growth Without Jobs Is a Warning

Growth Without Jobs Is a Warning

 Delhi Curbs: Has The Government Panicked?

Delhi Curbs: Has The Government Panicked?

In Depth

Grounds Of Arrest: The Supreme Court's Rule Must Be Followed By The Police On The Ground

Grounds Of Arrest: The Supreme Court's Rule Must Be Followed By The Police On The Ground

Editor's Pick

For the Goonj to Reverberate, Rahul Gandhi Must Take Regional Parties Along

For the Goonj to Reverberate, Rahul Gandhi Must Take Regional Parties Along
© 2014 India Commentary. All rights reserved.