The Supreme Court refused to entertain the Visarbha Hockey Association’s action on recognition as an “associated member” of hockey India and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Court quoted clear rules that allow only one association on the state, and questioned why Vidarbha failed to give a tasting when it was abolished by the Maharashtra Hockey Association.
The Court repeated the rule of one association on the state and emphasized procedural garbage by Visarbha and confirmed the regulatory framework for the management sports authorities.
Last year, it was decided to abolish the hockey of Vidarbha hockey with the hockey of India (HI) – the national government body for sport – adopted in accordance with the policy of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) “One State, One Unit”. The decision was taken by the Nagpur bench of the High Court in Mumbai.
Justices Nitin Sambre and Abhay Mantri issued a sentence and at the same time decided on a written petition given by VHA regarding her Hi membership. With the VHA decision, it was considered to be discarded in Hil.
In an interview with Tech Word News last year, the law advisor Hockey India, Shrerang Bhandarkar, he noted that if Visarbha was recognized as a separate state, VHA could remain and continued as a member of the National Federation.
He stressed that VHA has no control of various district associations, as he claims. However, he noted that VHA will not be left without use – individual districts could still apply for membership with hockey Maharaštra, allowing them to compete in state, national and international hockey events.
Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
26. May 2025
Tune
