New Delhi, May 26 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by the Vidarbha Hockey Association seeking recognition as an associate member of Hockey India and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), citing the Olympic charter's stipulation that only one association per sport per state can be affiliated under IOA norms.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta heard the matter and permitted the petitioner to withdraw the case after brief arguments. The court questioned the maintainability of the petition under its writ jurisdiction.
The petitioner had challenged the Bombay High Court's earlier decision, which upheld Hockey India's move to revoke Vidarbha Hockey Association's associate membership. The petitioner ...