Following an announcement, in August 2015, that tennis player Sania Mirza was to be awarded, a Public-Interest Litigation was filed in the Karnataka High Court.
Setelah sebuah pengumuman pada Agustus 2015 bahwa pemain tenis Sania Mirza bakal dianugerahi, sebuah Litigasi Kepentingan Masyarakat dilayangkan ke Pengadilan Tinggi Karnataka.