NEW DELHI, April 1: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has constituted a four-member ad-hoc committee to run the affairs of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), acting on directions of the Delhi High Court, which had called for restoration of democratic governance in the sport.
The ad-hoc panel will be headed by Yashodhara Raje Scindia as chairperson, according to the IOA office order dated March 27.The IOA said the committee has been constituted with immediate effect to “administer and govern EFI” and initiate a reform process leading to the conduct of independent elections and installation of a duly elected executive body.The development follows the Delhi High Court’s February 18 judgment in which it had directed the IOA to form an ad-hoc committee, noting that the EFI executive committee’s tenure had expired in September 2023 and it no longer had any electoral mandate to continue.
Elections in the EFI have remained pending since then, prompting judicial intervention. (PTI)
