Ajay Nayak, a former electoral officer of Bihar, has been appointed because the returning officer for the Hockey India elections to be carried out by October 9. The appointment was made throughout a gathering held between the Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Committee of Directors (CoA).
The assembly was attended by FIH appearing president Seif Ahmed, CEO Thierry Weil and members of the CoA, Justice Anil R. Dave, S. Y. Quraishi and Zafar Iqbal. A. Ok. Majumdar has been appointed because the assistant returning officer.
“They are going to be assuming their positions with rapid impact,” the nationwide federation mentioned in an announcement.
The 2-member FIH delegation was within the nationwide capital to debate the way in which ahead and avert a potential suspension of Hockey India, presently positioned underneath the CoA on the directive of the Delhi Excessive Court docket. The FIH categorically said that it “doesn't contemplate the courtroom as a 3rd get together,” ruling out the potential for a ban with solely months left for the boys’s World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29.