Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted All India Chess Federation (AICF) secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, who was restrained from acting as the office bearer by the Delhi High Court, to continue at the helm till August 15 to ensure the smooth hosting of the Chess Olympiad, observing that nation and its pride come first. The 44th Chess Olympiad is being hosted by India and will commence on July 28 and continue till August 22.
The Delhi High Court, in a recent interim order on a plea of defeated candidate Ravindra Dongre, had injuncted Chauhan from acting as the secretary of the AICF on allegations ranging from electoral malpractice to violation of the national sports code. “So far as we are concerned, the nation and the nation's pride come first,” a bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose said and permitted Chauhan to continue acting as secretary of the AICF till August 15.
“Having heard the learned counsel of respective parties, we dispose of the present appeal in terms of the following order. Let the union of India and appellant file detailed affidavits before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court...
within a period of four weeks from today,” it said. Thereafter, the high court will pass a fresh order including the grant of an interim relief after giving opportunities to all concerned within four weeks, it ordered.
“As it is reported that the nation is holding the prestigious Chess Olympiad in the country from July 28 to August 10, 2022, and the same is not affected further in any manner, we direct the appellant (Chauhan), to be continued as secretary of the federation till August 15, by way of an interim arrangement only,” it said. However, the order permitting Chauhan to remain at the helm would be
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