New Delhi: The Delhi High Court stayed the Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) circular that restricted non-elected members from participating in its upcoming elections.
Justice Mini Pushkarna while dealing with a petition by the Delhi Amateur Boxing Association ordered, "The operation of March 7 circular by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is stayed till the next date of hearing."
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The court has also issued notices to the Centre and the BFI, granting them four weeks to respond to the petition.
The next hearing has been scheduled for August, leaving the election results in a state of provisional validity until then.
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The final list of electoral college approved by the returning officer also omitted the two names sent by the Delhi Amateur Boxing Association--Rohit Jainendra Jain and Neeraj Kant Bhatt--finding them "ineligible" on the basis of the March 7 circular.
