Thane, Feb. 8 -- In a significant judicial intervention aimed at facilitating India's representation in the upcoming Senior Asian Kabaddi Championship, the Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, conferred authority upon the newly elected governing body-established in December 2023-to oversee the operations of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India.

A bench composed of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh directed retired Justice S.P. Garg, who had been administering AKFI since his appointment by the Delhi High Court in 2018, to formally transfer operational control to the newly constituted governing body.

Importantly, the Court underscored that the governing body must undertake all necessary measures to ensure India's participation ...