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1. The Petitioner in the present petition, is a sports person against whom allegations of doping have been levelled.

2. The brief background of the case is that the Petitioner had participated in the 600cc category of the JK Tyres Superbike Cup, 2018. Upon the completion of the said event, allegations of doping were raised against the Petitioner. The Petitioner was directed to report for a doping control test on 18th November 2018. On 21st January 2019, the Analytical report of the sample given by the Petitioner was detected by the National Dope Testing Laboratory to involve the presence of prohibited substances i.e., 3-OH stanozolol & 16-B-OH Stanozolol (Stanozolol metabolites), anabolic steroids. On 25th January, the Petitioner was served a notice of charge by Respondent No. 1 intimating him about the test results and directing the Petitioner to provide an explanation to the same. The Petitioner, in his reply, is stated to have disputed the said results, and requested for his Sample 'B' to Digitally Signed By:DINESH SINGH NAYAL Signing Date:23.03.2021 14:28:01 be tested. Thereafter, on 30th March 2019, the Petitioner is stated to have received a second notice of charge by the Respondent No. 1, stating that an analysis of Sample 'B' has confirmed the presence of prohibited substances, and as the same constituted a violation of the Anti-Doping rule, the Petitioner was liable for Disciplinary proceedings. During the pendency of the proceedings before the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee, the Petitioner moved a Writ Petition before the court bearing W.P.(C) No. 9135 of 2019, vide which the High Court ordered Respondent No. 1 to consider DNA Analysis to ascertain the identity of the sample.