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Delhi HC allows appointment of ad hoc panel to govern Equestrian sport in India

The High Court of Delhi allowed the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ application to write to the Indian Olympic Association to appoint an ad hoc committee to run the…

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MYAS seeks ad hoc panel to run beleaguered EFI instead of asking for elections

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has urgently sought approval of the High Court of Delhi to let it direct the Indian Olympic Association to form an ad hoc…

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Division Bench rejects appeals seeking validation of MYAS exemptions to EFI

A Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi has ruled that clubs have no statutory or legal entitlement to interfere with, participate in or seek to influence the governance…

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‘Club’ admits no equestrian activity but joins requisitionists for extraordinary meeting

The claim that Clubs alone nurture and foster Equestrian sport deserves to be looked at with seriousness, more so since it is being called a ‘peculiar sport’. That process can…

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Delhi HC seeks explanation on how EFI Secretary-General over-rode EC decision

The High Court of Delhi has asked a lawyer, appointed by the beleagured Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) Secretary-General how the latter could decide to unilaterally over-ride the decision of…

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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 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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IGU election process ends, but Delhi HC may end up overseeing ‘play-off’

The Indian Golf Union elections drew to a ‘close’ on Sunday, but the last has not been heard on this front. The two factions conducted the IGU Annual General Meeting…

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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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