NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the decision of the Union Sports Ministry to provisionally renew the annual recognition of 54 National Sports Federations (NSF) and directed it to "maintain status quo ante".
In the course of the hearing, the Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Najmi Waziri also shot down a proposal by the ministry to restore the suspension of recognition to three NSFs, namely, Indian Golf Union (IGU), School Games Federation of India (SGFI) and the Rowing Federation of India (RFI), PTI reports.