The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is considering authorized choices after the Delhi High Court appointed an ad-hoc panel to handle its affairs, saying the decision will put an enormous monetary burden on a ‘poor sports activities physique’ that may both handle the price of committee or work for the expansion of the sport.
The Court order got here on the plea from Rajasthan Equestrian Association (REA) that had challenged the try of the EFI Executive Committee members to get extension, contending that it was in opposition to the Sports Code.
In a separate petition, REA had alleged that EFI has violated the Sports Code by giving golf equipment and establishments the voting rights when solely state associations must be a part of the electoral faculty.
The EFI contends that it had bought sure exemptions from the Sports Ministry, thus it was not in violation of the Sports Code.
“We have an annual revenue of Rs 2 crore and at least one crore will have to diverted to pay the fee of this ad-hoc committee, if it works for a year. As per the order, EFI has to pay Rs 5 lakh per month to the AAC chairperson and one lakh each to two members.”
“EFI is a poor federation and it can’t afford that much money to pay to a panel. In fact, the EFI elected members have not claimed even a single penny from EFI for their work. The elected members have always worked on a pro bono basis,” mentioned an EFI supply.
As per the courtroom order, the AAC shall file its report inside six weeks and thereafter as directed by the courtroom and the interim association shall proceed till additional order.
“If at all we EFI has to pay, then it has to stop conducting coaching camps and reduce the number of tournaments it conduct because the funds have to be diverted. It will certainly impact the growth of the sport.”
“The EFI legal team is discussing the legal options it has now because this order has not taken all aspects into consideration,” he added.
Asked why the EFI EC members had been insistent on persevering with regardless of the completion of their time period, the supply mentioned, “This is for stability.” “All EFI want is stability. Elections are to be held, let there be an elected body. EFI is not against that, instead it is pushing for timely elections. Why the polls are not being held when even the Sports Ministry also wants it. EFI had got exemptions, which the Sports Code allows.” “The exemption petition could have been adjudicated concurrently in a relevant court and polls should be allowed, subject to final outcome of the petition. This would have helped in achieving stability.” The EFI web site has additionally stopped functioning and when requested about that, the supply mentioned, “There is some technical glitch. It is being rectified. It should be back in a day or two.”Â
