IN ANOTHER ignominy to Vidarbha Hockey Association (VHA), Hockey India has decided not to entertain its team in the forthcoming 9th Sub-Junior Men’s National Championship.
The championship, last of the season, is going to be held at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh from June 17.
In an email reply to Vivek Siriah, with copies marked to VHA, Dr AP Joshi and Pramod Jain, Hockey India clearly stated that none of its team would be allowed to participate in the nationals unitl clarification from Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court is sought.
Hockey India Executive Direcror Cdr RK Shrivastava, VSM, also said the federation would move court to seek clarification regarding legalilty of the selection committee.
The AP Joshi-led VHA, on Tuesday, announced coaching camp-cum-selection trials for the sub-junior men’s national. This was after Vivek Siriah, on Monday, mailed a letter to Hockey India requesting the federation to allow his team to participate in the nationals. He also requested HI for railway concession, entry forms, players registration form.
But, a day earlier (on May 19), Jain, who has been appointed as secretary by the eight executive committee members, sent a mail through VHA email id to HI stating that the selection committee (of which Siriah is chairman) has already been dissolved by
the executive committee on August 2018.
He also attached a copy of a newspaper cutting with the letter to prove his point.
Hockey India also stated that the participation of the sub-junior women’s team in the B Division nationals as allowed “solely on the basis of the order of the Hon’ble High Court dated 15 May 2019. The said order is not applicable for future events.”
“Accordingly, in view of the fact that the selection committee under your (Siriah) aegis is a dispuited body, Hockey India will bot be permitting the team to participate in the Sub-Junior Hockey National Championship (B-Division) scheduled at Bilaspur from 17 June to 29 June 2019 and will not permit any other team to nparticipate in aby future event unless the order of the Hon’ble High Court High Court dated April 16 2019 is complied with,” said Hockey India’s mail.
“Furthermore, in the light of the continuing dispute, we are constrained to move the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench pursuant to Writ Petition No 488 of 2019 for a clarification that the selection committee should be appointed by the concerned administrator, which is in turn appointed through the Charity Commissioner’s office. Until then, it has become evident that the selection committee cannot be appointed without dispute. We will notify you as and when we will be moving the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench,” the mail, signed by Cdr Shrivastava, VSM, stated.
VHA will be moving court challenging HI’s decision. “We will definitely move court and challenge the decision,” Dr Joshi said.
Siriah’s phone was ‘switched off’ when ‘The Hitavada’ tried to contact him.
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