New Delhi, June 8 -- : The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Bharat Singh Chauhan, whose election as Secretary of All India Chess Federation (AICF) was stayed by the Delhi High Court, to continue to discharge his duty till August 15 as India is to host the 44th World Chess Olympiad.
A vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose while taking into note that the Olympiad is scheduled to take place from July 28 to August 10 in India, allowed Chauhan to discharge the duties till August 15.
The bench said, "So far as we are concerned, the nation and the nation's pride come first."
The apex court in its interim order stated, "As it is reported that the nation is holding a prestigious Chess Olympiad in the country from July 28, 2022, ...