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Anil Khanna rejects Narinder Batra's claims on IOA presidency, tells members his continuation will be in contempt of court

IOA vice-president Anil Khanna on Thursday categorically rejected Narinder Batra's claim that he is still the chief of the apex sports body, saying his continuation in the top job will be a contempt of court. Veteran sports administrator Batra was on Wednesday removed as Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president after the Delhi High Court struck down the position of 'Life Member' in Hockey India, courtesy which he had contested and won the apex body's elections back in 2017. Khanna took over as acting chief after HC order.

Narinder Batra Removed As IOA Chief After Delhi High Court Strikes Down Life Member Post In Hockey India

Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra was on Wednesday removed as IOA President after the Delhi High Court struck down the position of 'Life Member' in Hockey India, courtesy which he had contested and won the apex body elections back in 2017. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) senior vice president Anil Khanna took over as acting chief. Batra had filed his nomination for the IOA president's post as a representative (Life Member) of Hockey India.

Hockey goes the football way, Delhi High Court appoints CoA

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.