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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNew Delhi: Supreme Court-based lawyer Saurabh Mishra, who specialises in sports law and represents Indian athletes in dope-related matters in NADA and CAS, offered a point-by-point explanation of charges brought up against Vinesh Phoghat by the federation. \u201cSeveral layered legal issues arise from this notice that merit careful examination,\u201d Mishra told TOI.On the whereabouts charge: \u201cThe ITA has itself recorded that Ms. Phogat\u2019s conduct did not go beyond negligence. Under Article 2.4 of the WADA Code, a whereabouts failure requires establishment of fault, and the degree of fault directly determines the sanction. A finding of mere negligence, as opposed to significant fault or intentional conduct, substantially limits the sanctioning range available to the adjudicating body. This finding by the ITA is not merely mitigating \u2014 it is definitionally significant.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s official! Ahmedabad will be hosting the 2030 edition of Commonwealth Games<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n On Article 5.7 charge concerning retirement and return to competition: \u201cThis is a strict, non-delegable personal obligation. However, the critical legal question is whether Ms. Phogat ever formally retired within the meaning of Article 5.7 in the first place. If no formal retirement notification was given to UWW and WADA, the six-month return notice requirement may not have been triggered at all \u2014 though the corresponding whereabouts obligations under the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) would have continued uninterrupted regardless.\u201dOn the dual weight category charge arising from the March 2024 selection trials: \u201cThis charge raises a significant due process question \u2014 namely, whether an athlete can be held solely responsible for a procedural irregularity that was permitted and facilitated by the officiating officials and the Ad-hoc Committee itself on the day. The doctrine of contributory institutional fault is a recognised principle in sports disciplinary jurisprudence.\u201dOn the Paris 2024 disqualification charge: The CAS Ad hoc Division has already rendered a final reasoned Award in CAS OG 24\/17. The extent to which a national federation can impose additional disciplinary consequences for conduct already adjudicated with finality by the highest sports tribunal is a legally contested question engaging principles analogous to double jeopardy in sports law.\u201d\u201cAbove all, Ms. Phogat\u2019s right to a fair hearing before the WFI disciplinary committee, with full disclosure of all materials relied upon and representation of her choice, is non-negotiable under both natural justice principles and the WFI constitution itself.\u201d<\/div>\n