Up and Down game rulesThe IPEF was launched jointly by the US and other partner countries of the Indo-Pacific region on May 23 in Tokyo. The 14 IPEF partners represent 40 per cent of global GDP and 28 per cent of global goods and services trade.The secretary of India’s national governing body for chess (AICF) Dev Patel had told PTI: “We are open to discussions with FIDE, and we are certain that the best world championship will be held in India… For me now, the most important aim is not to look at this as a World Championship proposal to FIDE, but to actually manifest this into making chess a popular sport in the country.”On Friday, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora asked the Delhi government counsel, Shadan Farasat, to seek instruction over the government’s position in the matter. In the evening, Farasat said he had taken instructions from the minister concerned, Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj. “I communicated to him what the court had expressed prior to the recess. He indicated to me, on instructions orally, that even if they (the government) try to initiate the process of devolving the power to the MCD Commissioner, that will require the Chief Minister’s approval. Therefore, we are requesting that two weeks may be granted for that process,” said Farasat.