Tokyo Paralympics: Arjuna Awardee Badminton Player Raj Kumar Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Non-Selection

After shooter Naresh Sharma, another Arjuna Awardee player has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his non-selection for the Tokyo Paralympics, slated to commence from August 24, 2021.

Raj Kumar is aggrieved by the alleged discriminatory exercise of discretion by the Selection Committee of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and Badminton Association of India (BAI), in not selecting and sending his entry for the Tokyo Paralympics, 2020 in Badminton competition of mixed doubles SL 3-SU 5 event.

The counsel further informed the Court that the PCI's discretion of recommending names under the bipartite system also falls into play if by merit someone is not available, which was not the case here.

He added that the Petitioner Ranked 6 in the mixed double event whereas he should have ranked 4 to be selected for the games.

At this juncture, Advocate Sunny Singla sought to make certain clarifications with respect to the selection procedure.

Accordingly, the matter has been posted for hearing tomorrow. Meanwhile, the counsels have been asked to file the details of selection procedure for the Court's perusal.

Read details of Shooter Naresh Sharma's case here. 

Case Title: Raj Kumar v. Paralympic Committee of India