NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation on Friday ruled that the complaint of irregularity filed by IOA vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal against FIH president Narinder Batra “is not sustained”.
In his complaint, Mittal had accused Batra of violating the FIH’s statues by holding the post of Hockey India (HI) president when he was elected FIH head in November 2016.
In its response, delivered by FIH’s independent Integrity Unit chairman Wayne Snell, the FIH stated: “The FIH Disciplinary commissioner Gordon Nurse received on 8 June a complaint lodged by Indian Olympic Association vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal against FIH president Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra, questioning the eligibility of Dr Batra as FIH president.
“In compliance with the applicable FIH procedure, this complaint was forwarded to the independent FIH Integrity Unit (FIU), which today (Friday) decided that it will not be taking any action regarding FIH president Dr Batra in relation to this matter on the basis that the matter is not sustained.
“Indeed, according to the FIH Statutes at the time, there was no requirement for Dr Batra to change his relationship with Hockey India after his election as FIH president in November 2016. He therefore committed no breach of the procedure or the FIH Statutes.”
