New Delhi(Agencies):The
Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday said they had
decided to approach the Supreme Court to challenge a Delhi High Court order
which prohibits the Ministry from taking any decision on grant of recognition
to national federations.
The matter pertains to a
petition filed in 2010 by advocate Rahul Mehra seeking directions to the Centre
to ensure that the IOA and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) perform their
duties well.
In February this year, the
Delhi HC barred the Ministry from taking any decision on NSFs without
consulting the court. As a result, the Ministry had to withdraw recognition
granted to 57 NSFs, hampering their administration of various sports.
"We are filing a Special
Leave Petition in a day or two. We are challenging the Delhi HC order (which
has told ministry) not to take any decision relating to sports federations
without informing it," a Sports Ministry source told PTI.
IOA President Narinder Batra
and Secretary Rajeev Mehta also sent out a short joint statement, saying that
the body will approach the apex court as it is a party to the case.
"We (IOA) are planning to
soon approach Hon'ble Supreme Court in relation to Rahul Mehra case," the
statement read.
On August 7, the ministry had
requested the HC to modify the order and allow at least the grant of
recognition to the NSFs but the court rejected that plea and asked for a
National Sports Code compliance report.
The Ministry then sent across
a questionnaire to the NSFs seeking the age and tenure details of their
office-bearers. A total of 56 NSFs responded and the matter was to come up in
the HC on August 21.
However, it has since been
pushed to September 18. PTI
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