Raghumit Singh Sodhi v. Indian Olympic Association and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court (Chandigarh); single judge, Kuldeep Tiwari, J. (oral); decided 17-01-2025; CWP-15045-2021 (O&M); Raghumit Singh Sodhi v. Indian Olympic Association and Ors.; Chandigarh Olympic Association elections dated 17.03.2021; prayer to quash elections; supervening events - tenure of office bearers ended; consensus ad idem of counsel; fresh elections March 2025; court-directed administrator below All India Service officer rank; Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh; compliance with Rules and Regulations of COA, IOA and National Sports Development Code of India, 2011; handover of charge to newly elected governing body; Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; petition disposed of; pending applications (CM-315-2025) disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on the consensus ad idem of the counsels: Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, to appoint an administrator (below the rank of an All India Service officer) who shall take charge of the Chandigarh Olympic Association, receive the entire record from the office bearers, conduct fresh elections in March 2025 in compliance with the requisite Rules and Regulations of the Chandigarh Olympic Association, the Indian Olympic Association and the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011, and thereafter hand over charge to the newly elected governing body; pending application(s) (including CM-315-2025) also disposed of accordingly.