Delhi HC adjourns archery hearing to August 2

The Delhi High Court has adjourned the hearing regarding the dual elections conducted by two warring factions of the Archery Association of India to August 2.

The deadline set by the world body to take a call on suspension was July 31.

Hearing a PIL in the Rahul Mehra versus Union of India & Ors, a Delhi HC Special Bench comprising Justice S Murlidhar and Najmi Waziri on Friday fixed the matter for arguments to next Friday, Mehra tweeted.

"They will adjudicate on the dual elections conducted by two warring factions within AAI, beside setting aside last election of IOA for violation of Sports Code, and directing Ministry of Sports to place final version of redrafted Sports Code ASAP," Mehra wrote on his tweeter handle.

A response is awaited from the World Archery which had earlier de-listed AAI as a member and threatened to suspend and not allow Indian archers to compete in international competitions if the court does not give an order by July 31.

In June, World Archery had sent ...