Aslam Sher: Last News

The Delhi High Court on June 24 ordered IOA president Batra to step down immediately from his post. The court order came in a contempt petition moved by 1975 World Cup winner Aslam Sher Khan -- who was a part of the winning team that won the gold medal in the 1975 Hockey World Cup. On May 25, the Delhi High Court held that Hockey India had violated the National Sports Code by anointing Batra and CEO Elena Norman as life members and constituted a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to run its day-to-day affairs.

IOA) continues. Both factions - led by Narinder Batra and Rajeev Mehta - are busy interpreting the Delhi High Court's judgment on Olympian Aslam Sher Khan's petition as per convenience. A day after the court pronounced that posts like 'life member' and 'life president' in the NSFs and, that of CEO in the managing committee, are illegal which effectively left Batra powerless, the international hockey federation (FIH) president reminded his adversaries on Thursday that he's still the boss when it comes to running the IOA's show. Batra's assertion prompted a strong rebuttal from senior vice-president Anil Khanna, who reminded his nemesis that his continuation in the top job will tantamount to contempt of court. Khanna told IOA's staff that from now onwards they will take instructions explicitly from secretary general Mehta, treasurer Anandeshwar Panday and "myself as acting president" with immediate effect.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Wednesday announced that he will not seek re-election for the top job after the Delhi High court declared the posts he held in Hockey India as "illegal". Batra had filed his nomination for the IOA president's post in 2017 as a representative (life member) of Hockey India and won the election. But the Delhi HC on Wednesday declared the position Batra had held in HI as "illegal" since it was not in consonance with the National Sports Code. "The HC said the position Batra had held in Hockey India was illegal," advocate Anil Soni told PTI when asked about the High Court verdict.

CoA appointed; Narinder Batra removed as IOA president, senior VP Anil Khanna is acting chiefNEW DELHI: A week after the appointment of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in football, the Narinder Batra-controlled Hockey India (HI) also took the same direction on Wednesday. The two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court appointed a three-member CoA to run day-to-day affairs of HI after observing that the national sports federation (NSF) has violated the provisions of the sports code, 2011. The bench of Justices Najmi Wajiri and Swarana Kanta Sharma ruled out that the appointment of Batra as 'life member' and Australian Elena Norman as 'CEO' were unconstitutional and illegitimate under the sports code. The ruling came on the petition filed by Olympian Aslam Sher Khan — a member of the Indian team that won the 1975 Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur — who had alleged that HI violated the sports code by creating posts like 'life member', 'life president' and 'CEO' to benefit Batra and Norman.

The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra for alleged misuse of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India funds, officials said on Wednesday. The central probe agency had received a complaint against Batra following which it started a preliminary enquiry, which is the first step to establish prima facie criminality, they said.

The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra for alleged misuse of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India funds, officials said on Wednesday. The central probe agency had received a complaint against Batra following which it started a preliminary enquiry, which is the first step to establish prima facie criminality, they said.

CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra for alleged misuse of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India funds, officials said on Wednesday. The central probe agency had received a complaint against Batra following which it started a preliminary enquiry, which is the first step to establish prima facie criminality, they said.