HC stays Indian Hockey Federation’s AGM

PATNA: Patna High Court on Friday stayed till further order the Annual General Meeting of the Indian Hockey Federation which was scheduled to take place in New Delhi on October 3.

Justice SN Husain passed the order on a petition filed by Bihar Hockey Association General secretary S Ezaz Husain.

Alleging that he was not invited to attend the AGM despite being a BHA representative, the petitioner has sought a stay on the proposed AGM in New Delhi on Sunday to elect its new office bearers.

The court has ordered issuance of notices to Federation President KPS gill, Acting General Secretary Charanjit Singh Raheja and another office bearer Danish Hayat Khan to explain their position to the objections raised by his client within a week.