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Delhi High Court directs WFI to decide show-cause notices against Vinesh Phogat within two weeks
Updated On: 30 October, 2026 01:06 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The Delhi High Court has directed WFI to decide two show-cause notices against Vinesh Phogat within two weeks. Any decision will remain in abeyance until January 20, 2027, as the wrestler challenges disciplinary proceedings that she says could obstruct her return to competition

Vinesh Phogat. File pic
The Delhi High Court has asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to decide two show-cause notices issued to grappler Vinesh Phogat in two weeks.
Justice Amit Mahajan, in an order passed on October 29 on Phogat's petition, said a sportsperson has to be mentally relaxed to participate in any competitive event and clarified that the decision on the notices issued on May 9 and June 17 would be kept in abeyance till the next date of hearing on January 20.


