New Delhi: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), which was scheduled to be held on Friday has been postponed after the federation’s elections were “paused” by returning officer Justice (retd) RK Gauba.
BFI chief Ajay Singh said a new date for the AGM will be fixed once the Ld. Returning Officer issues a revised election schedule. Additionally, the body will be informing World Boxing about these developments for their further guidance.
“The decision has been necessitated following the order dated 21.03.2025 issued by Hon’ble Justice R.K. Gauba (Retd.), the Returning Officer appointed to conduct the BFI elections for the tenure 2025-2029.
“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,” a letter to all the BFI members, signed by Singh, read.
The BFI polls were paused by returning officer R. K. Gauba last Friday because of two conflicting High Court orders.
The Delhi High Court has directed BFI that “election process shall be continued and that “the petitioners’ i.e., DABA “be allowed to participate in the election process”.
On the other hand, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the BFI to extend the last date of nomination to enable Anurag Thakur to file his nomination and permit him to represent the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) in the BFI’s annual general meeting and fully participate in it “including but not limited to the contest for any post” for the BFI. IANS
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