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Delhi HC declines to stay bar on Batra functioning as IOA prez

Last updated : Jul 06, 2022 19:07

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Jul 05, 2022 18:07

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NEW DELHI: A division Bench of the Delhi High Court Monday refused to stay an order by a single judge of the court that had restrained veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra from discharging any function as Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president.

A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on an appeal by Batra challenging a single judge’s June 24 order which was passed in a contempt petition filed by Olympian and Hockey World Cup winner Aslam Sher Khan.

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