New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to respond to a plea challenging the election of the Vice President and the General Secretary of the sports body.
Justice Vipin Sanghi, who recently quashed election of the President of WFI and ordered a fresh poll to the post in two weeks, fixed the case for hearing on January 27.

The court was hearing the petition of Narinder Mahajan who has sought quashing of election of two other office bearers of the sports body. He cited the earlier judgement of Justice Sanghi in support of his plea. The court had on January 4 said that though it had quashed the election of the President only, others may also dispute the election of other office bearers of WFI.
Meanwhile, Justice Sanghi today refused to stay the notification issued by the WFI for election of its President on January 29 and said the poll process has begun in pursuance of his earlier judgement on the issue. The court, however, said Justice C K Mahajan, a former judge of the Delhi High Court, who is appointed Returning Officer for holding the poll, would deal with "claims and counter-claims on voting rights of members of the electoral college."
It rejected the plea of WFI that the guidelines of the Ministry of Sports provides that the office-bearers of the sports body would decide the voting rights of the members. The Returning Officer has no role in scrutinising the members of the electoral college, WFI said.
"The Returning Officer will decide the eligibility of voters. In case, he cannot decide it within two days, then he will keep his findings in a sealed cover which could be opened after the election," he said. PTI