Bombay High Court defers Hockey India elections by three weeks

July 27th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Holding that Hockey India is a private body, the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the central government not to interfere in HI elections slated to be held July 28. The court also asked the government to withdraw its observer appointed to monitor the Hockey India elections.

July 13th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Tuesday announced a national selection panel and is now in direct confrontation with Hockey India (HI) on the selection of the Indian national team. IHF chief K.P.S Gill told IANS that from now on they will select the national team.

June 14th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Hockey India (HI) said Monday it will hold its elections in July but did not confirm the date. The decision was ratified at the special general meeting of HI Monday.

May 25th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Even as Hockey India received support from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for deferring its elections, the sports ministry Tuesday directed the ad hoc body not to go ahead with the poll process in view of the Delhi High Court judgment quashing the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) de-recognition of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF). The communication by the sports ministry was sent immediately after HI released a statement from FIH that it could now hold the election of its office-bearers before July 5 instead of the earlier May 31 deadline.

January 26th, 2010 NEW DELHI - The General Secretary of Hockey India, Narinder Batra, has said Hockey India elections would have no impact on the upcoming World Cup tournament and it would be held as scheduled. Addressing the media, Batra said, "World Cup has no issues with the election of the Hockey India.

January 24th, 2010 NEW DELHI - The postponement of Hockey India (HI) elections for the third time has sparked off a blame game Sunday with former captain and Hockey Punjab secretary Pargat Singh accusing Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi for the mess. Kalmadi, later, vehemently refuted the charge.

January 24th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Former India captain and Hockey Punjab secretary Pargat Singh Sunday blasted Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi and said his ambition to head Hockey India has resulted in the hockey federation elections being repeatedly delayed. Pargat said people like Kalmadi are running a "sports mafia" in the country and HI is not interested in holding the elections because the IOA chief failed to get a nomination from Maharashtra.

January 24th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Union Minister Youth Affairs and Sports M.S.Gill on Sunday called for free, fair and transparent elections of Hockey India (HI), the apex body to oversee the game, after the postponement of its elections. Gill expressed his views about various aspects of the game, as he formally inaugurated the renovated and spruced-up Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday (January 24).

January 24th, 2010 NEW DELHI - Sports Minister M.S. Gill Sunday blamed Hockey India (HI) for the postponement of the elections to the body, saying that some democratically-run state associations were left out of the electoral college leading to the current crisis.

January 23rd, 2010 NEW DELHI - The Feb 7 Hockey India (HI) election has been deferred after the Jaipur High Court stayed the minutes of a meeting at which affiliations were granted to various units, HI said in a statement. HI said it has "received an order from the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur passed by Justice R.S.

January 10th, 2010 NEW DELHI - During a crucial meeting here Monday, Hockey India (HI) would face a tough task of granting affiliations to the remaining states so that elections can be held on time before next month's World Cup. HI president Ashok Kumar Mattoo will meet International Hockey Federation vice-president (FIH) Antonio Van Ondarza, who is also the FIH-appointed observer for the election.

June 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - K.P.S Gill, who was sacked as the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president last year, might be back in the fold after the IHF and Hockey India joined hands Sunday, but says he is not "interested" in heading the new body. "I am not interested to become the president.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than 50 men's and women's state hockey units would attend Saturday's meeting at Aamby Valley in Maharashtra to deliberate on the situation arising out of the setting up of Hockey India (HI) as the apex body for the sport, Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) president J.B Roy says. "The office bearers of these associations would deliberate at length on how to cope with the unpleasant scenario that has arisen because of the blatant and undemocratic move by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up Hockey India," a BHA statement quoted Roy as saying.

June 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has formally recognised the newly-formed Hockey India (HI) and has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to ensure HI is a representative body of all state units. In the wake of severe criticism of the way HI was set-up by the IOA, HI officials called a hurried press conference Saturday to announce that it had got FIH approval.

June 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The newly-created Hockey India (HI) umbrella body has been formally recognised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), it was announced here Saturday. In the wake of severe criticism of the way the HI was set-up by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), HI officials called a hurried press conference Saturday to announce that it has got FIH approval.