India, Aug. 18 -- The Delhi high court on Monday allowed the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to proceed with its elections scheduled for August 21.

However, a bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna clarified that the elections held would be subject to the outcome of petitions filed by four state associations - Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh - challenging the BFI interim committee's decision to hold the polls and the validity of the amended constitution. She added that the election process could be set aside if found to be unlawful.

The court directive came after the counsel for the Delhi Amateur Boxing Association (DABA) submitted that the electoral process initiated by the interim committee - comprising members from the ...