Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Ex-National Table Tennis Player’s Plea To Conduct Fresh Elections To State TT Association
The Gujarat Excessive Court docket issued discover on a PIL filed by a former national-level desk tennis participant searching for conduct of contemporary elections to the chief committee of State Desk Tennis Affiliation, claiming that non-conduct of elections for the reason that previous 14-years violates the Nationwide Sports activities Improvement Code of India, 2011 (Sports activities Code).
The petitioner has challenged the inaction of the State Affiliation (TT) for not complying with the provisions of Sports activities Code which incorporates correct functioning of sports activities physique beneath the Sports activities Code with requisite illustration of sportspersons.
The plea additional claims that elections for the chief members of the State Affiliation (TT) which is affiliated with the Desk Tennis Federation of India, haven’t been held in final 14 years. This the plea claims will not be solely grave violation of sports activities code but in addition contravenes the physique’s personal structure. The plea claims that State Affiliation is a democratic affiliation and thus there’s a requisite situation to conduct election of govt members of State Affiliation.
A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray in its order stated, “Let a discover be issued to the respondent nos.2 and 4 by means of the R.P.A.D., returnable on 25.07.2025. Obligatory steps be taken inside every week.”
The respondents within the matter are–Union of India (R1), Gujarat State Desk Tennis Affiliation (R2), Comptroller and Auditor Basic of India (R3), Desk Tennis Federation of India (R4).
The plea seeks a path to conduct contemporary elections to the chief committee of the state affiliation (TT) as per extant guidelines which shall incorporate the foundations adopted by the Sports activities Code and Mannequin Election Tips. It additional seeks a path the affiliation to implement the sports activities code and that the identical could also be executed by an officer appointed by the excessive courtroom.
The matter is subsequent listed on July 25.
Case Title: Yatharth Hetal Pandya vs Union of India
Case Quantity: WPPIL No. 11 of 2025
Counsel for the Petitioner: Advocate Dr. Aum M Kotwal
Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Advocate Harsheel D. Shukla
