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National sports federations substantially financed by the State are public authorities under §2[h]. BCCI-style sports federations with substantial State benefits.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(National sports federations — Delhi HC,High Court of Delhi RTI,RTI §2,sports federations,Delhi HC,§2(h),athletes)&metatag-description=(National sports federations substantially financed by the State are public authorities under §2[h]. BCCI-style sports federations with substantial State benefits.)}}
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 +====== National sports federations — Delhi HC ======
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 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**High Court of Delhi** · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
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 +**National sports federations substantially financed by the State are public authorities under §2[h]. BCCI-style sports federations with substantial State benefits.**
 +
 +//BCCI-style sports federations with substantial State benefits fall within §2(h).//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | High Court of Delhi |
 +^ Decided | 2018-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Athlete / RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | National sports federation |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §2(h) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +National sports federations substantially financed by the State are public authorities under §2(h).
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +National sports federations that receive substantial State benefits — SAI grants, concessional land, tax exemptions, athlete stipends — are 'public authorities' under §2(h) per the Thalappalam test applied to sports contexts. Athletes have a right of access to selection, discipline, and grant-utilisation records.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +sports federations, Delhi HC, §2(h), athletes
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/cic-charitable-trust-public-authority-2017|Charitable trusts receiving State grants — CIC]] (CIC 2017)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-iota-v-harinder-dhingra-2013|Indian Olympic Association v. Harinder Dhingra]] (CIC 2013)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/thalappalam-coop-vs-state-of-kerala|Thalappalam Service Coop Bank v. State of Kerala]] (SC 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/sc-section-2-h-ngo-receipt-2014|§2(h) applied to grant-receiving NGO]] (SC 2014)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-political-parties-2013|Political Parties as 'Public Authorities' — CIC Full Bench 2013]] (CIC 2013)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=HC-DEL|All High Court of Delhi rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=2|All RTI cases turning on §2]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-hc-del section-2}}