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50. Mr. Singh learned counsel also refers to their electoral college to submit that there are 9 State Associations which did not apply for By:VINOD KUMAR CONT.CAS(C) 73/2022 and conn. matters 24 Neutral Citation Number 2023:DHC:2452 membership and cannot be permitted to vote within one year as they would be Associate Members who do not have the entitlement to cast vote.

74. Now coming to the exemptions granted to the EFI from the rigours of para 4(1), 4(2) and 4(4) of Annexure XXXVII of the Sports Code 2011, similar situation prevails. By virtue of such exemption, neither the Ministry nor the EFI can dilute or tinker with the provisions of the Sports Code. Till such time the EFI is unable to implement its Roadmap, certain relaxations may be necessitated, however, taking the exemptions to such absurd levels which would directly affect the mandate of the Sports Code would be impermissible. In any case, the conferring of right to vote cannot be granted as largesse by EFI upon components which are not otherwise qualified to cast vote.This view of the Court is also strengthened by the judgement of Division Bench of this court in Rahul Mehra v. Union of India, reported as 2022 SCC OnLine Del 2438; wherein it is held:-

79. As a one-time measure, keeping in view the emergent and dire situation of elected body of EFI, and considering the impending 19th Asian Games to be held between 23.09.2023 to 08.10.2023 in Hangzhou, China, this Court deems it fit, to direct as under:-

a. The EFI would permit all the State /Union Territories Associations to cast their votes (two) after fulfilling all the requisite criteria and in any case not unduly prevent them from casting votes, subject to their eligibility to be decided by the Election Officer/Returning Officer;
b. The parties are at liberty to submit their own list of electoral college to the Election Officer/Returning Officer who may consider such list in accordance with the present directions as also the table as brought out in para 78 above.
c. The EFI to permit 25% of the vote share of the electoral college to the Eminent Sports Persons to cast their votes in accordance with the Sports Code; d. No Institutions/Individuals would have any right to cast votes;