The BFI elections was paused by Returning Officer R.K. Gauba after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts asked the governing body to reinstate names that were omitted from the electoral college, following a directive from BFI President Ajay Singh.
Singh informed Gauba that BFI is seeking urgent intervention from a superior court due to ‘conflicting orders’ issued by the two high courts.
“The president of the BFI has communicated…'(s)ince these orders have the potential to disrupt the ongoing electoral process/schedule, we are taking steps to approach the superior courts for urgent intervention’,” .Gauba quoted Singh as saying in in his order.
Gauba said Singh requested that “further orders be awaited before the conflicting orders of the high courts are acted upon”.
The Delhi High Court said the BFI to go ahead with the elections despite staying the March 7 orders that said all those who are not elected members of their state associations ineligible for the electoral college.
The election process will remain paused until he BFI informs him of the steps taken in response to the court orders.
“Thus, the process is paused till BFI informs…of the action taken in the wake of the court orders.”
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