Srinagar, April 16 -- "Subject to objections and till next date of hearing before the Bench, the respondents (authorities) shall grant NOC/ permission to the petitioner (Bilquis) to travel abroad for the event scheduled in Japan in the first Instance," a bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma said while hearing a petition filed by Bilquis Mir.

In her plea, Bilquis said that she has been selected by the Asian Canoe Confederation as a Chief Finish Line Judge in the Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier to be held in Japan from April 14 to 21. She has also been selected as a Judge (ITO) for the Paralympic Games to be held in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8 this year, and is nominated from Asia for 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris from 3rd...