The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging nomination of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said, the petition is dismissed.Earlier, Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra, who appeared on behalf of the Centre, had said that Tendulkar's nomination to the Upper House is as per Constitutional provision which also allows induction of experts from the field of sports. The senior lawyer had said the provision under Article 80 of the Constitution is not confined to inducting experts only from the fields of science, arts, literature and social services but also from sports, education and other areas.The court had on November 21, reserved its order on the PIL filed by a former Delhi MLA, challenging Tendulkar's nomination alleging that he does not possess any of the qualifications prescribed under Article 80 of the Constitution for being nominated to the Rajya Sabha.