The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the plea of high wrestlers for the registration of a case in reference to their sexual harassment complaints towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Calling the allegations “serious”, the court docket issued a discover to the Delhi Police.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal talked about the petition and mentioned the wrestlers have been sitting on a protest. “…the police are not acting. Look at the allegations. …Even police personnel can be prosecuted for not registering an FIR [first information report].”

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud mentioned: “There are serious allegations contained in the petition at [the] behest of wrestlers who have represented India with regard to sexual harassment. Issue notice, returnable on Friday.”

Top wrestlers, together with Olympic medallists and a minor, petitioned the court docket on Monday for registration of a case towards Singh, turning down the sports activities ministry’s name for negotiations.

They moved the court docket after their repeated makes an attempt to persuade Delhi Police to register an FIR on their April 21 criticism didn’t yield outcomes.

The wrestlers on Monday talked about their plea via senior advocate Narendra Hooda earlier than a bench headed by the CJI for an pressing listening to. As the petition was not cleared for mentioning, the CJI requested Hooda to say it earlier than him on Tuesday after complying with the usual process.

The petitioners, led by wrestler Vinesh Phogat, instructed the court docket they don’t count on justice from the federal government or the police as Singh is a ruling get together MP. The petition has made the Delhi police chief and SHO of Connaught Place police station respondents whereas searching for registration of an FIR on the complaints that stretch from 2012 until final 12 months.

Addressing a press convention on the second day of their sit-in protest on Monday, the wrestlers urged all political events and khap panchayats to help them. In January, they appealed for holding the protests apolitical.

The Union sports activities ministry issued an order on Monday directing the Indian Olympic Association to kind a transitory or advert hoc committee to run the WFI and likewise put together for contemporary elections. It annulled the federation’s earlier announcement that it could elect its new office-bearers on May 7. Singh has accomplished three four-year phrases. He is ineligible to hunt re-election as WFI president.