India, Oct. 10 -- The Bombay high court has appointed retired high court judge justice P K Chavan as administrator of the Maharashtra State Kabaddi Association, after observing that its executive committee - whose term ended in October 2023 - continued to run the body without holding elections.

A division bench of justice M S Sonak criticised the committee for attempting to retain control in violation of the National Sports Code and ignoring binding directives issued by the Delhi High Court regarding its implementation for kabaddi associations.

"The previous executive committee, which aims to maintain power, is unwilling to implement the Sports Code despite explicit directives from the Hon'ble Delhi High Court concerning its relevance,"...