Srinagar, May 7 -- Dismissing a petition, a bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed that the legislative intent of the rule-making authority is evident from the use of words "Outstanding" and "Proficiency" in the J&K Certification of Outstanding Proficiency in Sports Rules, 2008.The rules specifythat reservation is available only to the sportspersons, who have not only achieved an outstanding performance but are proficient or have excelled in a particular sports or achieved or secured one of the first three positions or participated twice or more in the same discipline in the National championship to their credit.

"The 'Sports Quota' also known as 'Sports Representation' is a policy devised by the Government and used by the educational i...