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BFI postpones elections, say impossible to complete process within original time-lines | Sport-others News

BFI postpones elections, say impossible to complete process within original time-lines | Sport-others News

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Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Wednesday postponed its election scheduled for March 28, saying it’s “impossible to complete the process within originally planned timelines” after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts directed the body to reinstate the names omitted from the electoral college. “This is to inform you that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), which was scheduled to be held on 28.03.2025, stands postponed,” BFI said in a notification to its member units. The BFI added that the decision to postpone the AGM, during which election of the office bearers were to be held, was necessitated following the March 21 order by Returning Officer (Justice Retd) RK Gauba. Story continues below this ad “The Ld. Returning Officer has observed that in light of the court orders and the resulting mandated additions to the electoral college list, it is practically impossible to continue and complete the election process within the originally planned timelines as per the Model Election Code,” the notification stated. The electoral college was finalised …

Himachal Pradesh High Court clears path for Anurag Thakur’s BFI election bid

Himachal Pradesh High Court clears path for Anurag Thakur’s BFI election bid

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Former Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has been granted the opportunity to contest the Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) presidential elections after the Himachal Pradesh High Court stayed his disqualification from the Electoral College. The court also directed the BFI to extend the nomination deadline, ensuring his eligibility to file his candidature. Thakur, a Lok Sabha MP from Hamirpur, was previously ruled ineligible in a March 7 notification issued by BFI President Ajay Singh. The reason cited was his lack of an elected position within the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA), which he sought to represent in the electoral process. However, on Thursday, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel ruled that the March 13 Electoral College list, which excluded Thakur, was prima facie bad and not sustainable in law.” The court further stated that denying Thakur’s nomination could cause “irreparable loss” to the petitioners. As an interim measure, the court stayed the March 7 notice and ruled that Thakur, along with HPBA official Rajesh Bhandari, must be considered valid candidates for the Electoral College. It also asserted that …