SC refuses to interfere with Punjab and Haryana HC order staying WFI polls
The Hindu
SC refuses to interfere in WFI elections, directs petitioner to approach HC. Bench says, "Why should we entertain this? Go to HC instead. We decline to entertain this SLP." HC had stayed elections on Aug 11.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections.
A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal asked the petitioner, Andhra Pradesh Amateur Wrestling Association to approach the high court with its grievances.
“Why should we entertain this ? You go to the high court…Instead of applying for vacating the interim stay, the petitioner has chosen to approach the Supreme Court. We, therefore, decline to entertain this special leave petition,” the Bench said.
The top court was hearing a plea by the Andhra Pradesh Amateur Wrestling Association against the August 11 order of the high court.
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