A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sanklecha was hearing an application filed by Sawant claiming that her entry to participate in the events in the mixed doubles category was rejected despite her ranking being higher than several selected players.

Sawant had moved the high court last year alleging mental harassment by BAI's chief national coach Pullela Gopichand and that she was left out of All India National Coaching Camp held in Hyderabad.u00a0