IOA Elections LIVE: The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a fresh timeline submitted by the Justice (retd) LN Rao committee for holding of elections of the executive committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), and said the polls will be held on December 10. Follow SPORTS NEWS & LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
IOA Elections LIVE: Indian Olympic Association confirms elections to be held on December 10 after Supreme Court allows fresh timeline, Follow LIVE Updates
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli also allowed circulation of the draft amended constitution among members of the IOA as per rules, so that it could be adopted in the general body meeting scheduled to be held on November 10.
The bench also fixed Rs 20 lakh remuneration to Justice Rao for undertaking a comprehensive exercise of preparing the draft constitution and said he will also chalk out the modalities for circulation of the draft constitution among members of the IOA.
The top court also restrained the courts across the country from entertaining any petition with regard to the draft constitution or the proposed executive committee elections and said all such petitions will be taken up by it only.
On October 10, the top court approved the timeline for amendment of the draft constitution of the IOA and its elections, as agreed in the meeting with the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 27.
It had approved holding up the executive committee polls of IOA on December 3, as a meeting of the International Olympic Committee executive board was scheduled to be held on December 5.
IOA Elections LIVE: Indian Olympic Association confirms elections to be held on December 10 after Supreme Court allows fresh timeline, Follow LIVE Updates
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