PIL against Ekalavya award dismissed

April 11, 2010 01:35 pm | Updated 01:36 pm IST - BANGALORE:

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a petition against two weightlifters who have been given the Ekalavya Award.

The State had given the 2007 award to Nayana and the 2008 award to Jyothi. This was challenged by Keerti D.K. and Geetha Bai who claimed that they had better credentials. Justice Ajit Gunjal dismissed the petition.

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