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Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh has backed requires legendary wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav to be posthumously conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, following latest developments within the Bombay Excessive Court docket concerning the matter. The Kolhapur bench of the Excessive Court docket, comprising Justices Madhav Jamdar and Pravin Patil, has directed the Union authorities to take a remaining name on the difficulty by Could 4. The directive got here through the listening to of a Public Curiosity Litigation filed by the Kusteeveer Khashaba Jadhav Basis, an organisation established by the late wrestler’s son, Ranjeet Jadhav. The petition has sought recent consideration from the Ministry of House Affairs’ Padma Awards Cell for awarding the Padma Vibhushan, the nation’s second-highest civilian honour, to Jadhav in recognition of his historic contribution to Indian sport. “Wrestler KD Jadhav ji needs to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan. He was our first Olympic medalist. I’m even prepared to put in writing to the involved authorities urging that he be honoured,” WFI president Sanjay Singh advised IANS.
In the course of the proceedings, the court docket noticed that there isn’t any dispute over Jadhav’s standing as India’s first particular person Olympic medallist. It has requested the Centre to reach at an applicable choice throughout the stipulated timeline and stuck Could 5 for the subsequent listening to within the case. The bench additionally famous that the state authorities ought to lengthen immediate cooperation if any formalities are required within the course of.
Jadhav, who hailed from Maharashtra, etched his identify in historical past by profitable a bronze medal on the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, turning into a trailblazer for Indian wrestling on the worldwide stage. He handed away in 1984 and was honoured posthumously with the Arjuna Award in 2001.
In line with the plea, Jadhav’s household had made a number of representations over time searching for due recognition for his achievements. With no response forthcoming, the muse approached the Excessive Court docket to hunt judicial intervention.
The court docket additionally highlighted that the Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian honor, awarded for excellent and distinguished service. The Excessive Court docket’s transfer is seen as backing renewed efforts to formally acknowledge Jadhav’s contributions to Indian sports activities, with the central authorities more likely to think about the historic significance of his Olympic success.
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