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The National Sports Governance Act, 2025

Section 20. Exclusion of jurisdiction of Tribunal.

The Tribunal shall not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the following matters, namely:--- (a) any dispute, or conflict arising during the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, or any other similar events organised by any International Federations; (b) any dispute falling within the exclusive jurisdiction of--- (i) the internal disputes resolution committee of a National Sports Body; or (ii) any other tribunal or court; or (iii) any International Federation; or (iv) the Court of Arbitration for Sports established in Lausanne, Switzerland; (c) doping related disputes, where Disciplinary Panels constituted under the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 (15 of 2022) have exclusive jurisdiction; (d) any matter in respect of which the International Charters and Statutes require the parties to submit to specific mechanism or forum for adjudication.

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