A vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Ghosh took note of the fact that India is to host the 44th World Chess Olympiad which is to be held from July 2 to August 10.
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- 44th World Chess Olympiad to start from 2nd July
- Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Ghosh took the decision around the secretary
- Chauhan is the Olympiad Tournament Director
The Supreme Court has allowed Bharat Singh Chauhan, whose election as Secretary of the All India Chess Federation has been stayed by the Delhi High Court, to continue discharging his duties till August 15.
Chauhan is the Olympiad Tournament Director.
A vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Ghosh took note of the fact that India is to host the 44th World Chess Olympiad which is to be held from July 2 to August 10 and allowed Chouhan to continue till August 15 and Delhi High Court. directed the court. To finally decide the matter and said, “For us the national interest is first and then everything else comes.”
During the hearing, the petitioner, represented by senior advocate Maninder Singh, said, “The High Court has not considered the facts as a whole. The federation is organizing an international event in July and August which will be attended by the Prime Minister of India and if the federation’s There will be no secretary, it will not look good for the country.”
Opposing the petition, the counsel for the respondent told the bench that, “As per the National Sports Development Code, no person can hold the post of President/Secretary/Treasurer for more than two consecutive terms. Further, for re-election , an office-bearer shall be deemed to be elected only if he/she secures a majority of at least 2/3 of the members of the respective national association and has argued that Chouhan has been running the AICF for the last nearly 17 years. For 2020-2023 For re-election as AICF Secretary, Chouhan got 35 votes, which is not 2/3 of the total votes.
Taking note of all the submissions, the bench directed the Center and the appellant to file a detailed affidavit before the division bench of the High Court within a period of 4 weeks from today.
After this, the division bench of the High Court will pass a new order including giving an interim order to everyone.
“As it is pointed out that India is organizing a prestigious Chess Olympiad (August 2022) in the country and it is not affected in any way, we request the appellant to continue as the Secretary of the Federation till 15th August, 2022. give directions. the manner of interim arrangement. However, such continuance shall be without prejudice to the rights of the parties and to the dispute,” the order said.