Today, Delhi High Court sought response of the Wrestling Federation of India on a plea moved by wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal challenging the exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia for Asian Games trials.

The single headed bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad directed WFI to file the affidavit by today itself and listed the case for hearing tomorrow.

Both the wrestlers have challenged the decision of the committee of the Indian Olympic Association granting exemption to Phogat and Punia in the trials for men's freestyle 65 kg and women's 53 kg categories earlier this month.

“Have you any kind of selection process? Their entire case it seems is that there has to be some kind of trial. The petitioners do not doubt the competence or merit of the two wrestlers selected for representing the country. There is no doubt about it. What they say is that past performance alone cannot be basis for sending them,” the judge added.

Further, Justice Prasad listed the matter tomorrow, adding that there has to be some kind of reply filed by today itself.

“If it's is just and reasonable, I won’t interfere,” the court told petitioners’ counsel.

Title: SUJEET AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS