IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.16937 of 2011 Date of Decision.09.09.2011 Naveen Kumar, H.No.1053, Ph-II, Urban Estate, Patiala .....Petitioner Versus The Sports Authority of India, Netaji Subhash Institute of Sports: Centre of Excellence, Patiala, Punjab through its Director .....Respondent Present: Mr. Paramjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The petitioner is aggrieved about the selection process undertaken and the judgment made about the relative merit of the petitioner in a short-put event. According to him, the petitioner is more meritorious than person, who have been selected and they have included an additional criterion regarding the height, which was not there at the time when the selection process was set through. According to him, he has been adjudged as below appropriate height when he is 5'9” and when there are candidates, who are lesser in height but still have been selected. The issue of who would qualify as a person competent to represent a sporting event, will be a matter of concern for a Sporting Authority and not for a Court to interfere. 2. The writ petition is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE September 09, 2011 Pankaj*