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Delhi HC stay on EFI meeting brings Observer’s role under the lens

The conduct of Equestrian Federation of India’s Extraordinary General Meeting, scheduled for Sunday and postponed to Wednesday, August 20, has been stayed by the High Court of Delhi. But more…

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Ministry joins Equestrian fraternity in awaiting Waziri Panel report 

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, aware of and concerned by the governance impasse in the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), has indicated that it is awaiting the report…

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Ministry cites DoPT rules and refuses to engage with EFI Secretary-General 

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has added to the Equestrian Federation of India’s woes by insisting it will entertain communication only from its Acting President. The Ministry has held…

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Delhi HC holds MYAS exemptions to EFI arbitrary and without basis in facts

Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that while clubs may have played a role in promoting Equestrian Sport, their role is ancillary to the State Associations. Justice Sanjeev Narula held…

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Absence from competition raises questions on leasing procedure of Eventing horses 

Surfing the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) website for ownership details of four Eventing horses that Indians had leased in the run up the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games last year has…

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Did EFI flout Government directive by fielding overseas ‘athletes’ in international events?

Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), through senior counsel Jayant Mehta, made a passionate bid in the High Court of Delhi on Wednesday to show that horses are not equipment but…

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With no horses or athletes, Ghost Clubs dominate Equestrian landscape in India

Few would imagine that a vast majority of Equestrian Federation of India’s member-clubs could well be Ghost Clubs – with no athletes and horses on record.  Each time the Equestrian…

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Delhi HC asks EFI why it does not admit more State Associations as members

Justice Sanjeev Narula of the High Court of Delhi on Monday caught the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) counsel Jayant Mehta off guard by asking him why it would not…

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Will a meeting of the reinstated EFI Executive Committee be convened before Paris 2024?

By reinstating the entire Executive Committee of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) as an interim measure, the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi comprising Acting Chief Justice…

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Teenager and coach convince Delhi HC to make EFI grant rule exemption till Junior National

Gulab Singh, 60, and his 19-year-old trainee Abdullah Arman Imdad combined to win a battle against the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) after the young rider from Assam sought the…

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