India, Feb. 19 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered fresh elections in the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) and also called for the constitution of an independent ad-hoc administrative committee to oversee its functioning. The matter was listed at item number 4 before Court 14 presided over by Justice Kaurav, who was hearing an application filed by the Union of India seeking the appointment of an ad hoc administrative committee to administer the affairs of the EFI.

The court was informed that the existing Executive Committee had been re-instated in view of the Paris Olympics 2024 and that its tenure had since expired. The Rajasthan Equestrian Association submitted that elections to the EFI were long overdue. The court was als...