Justice Mittal requests Delhi HC to implead AITA Trust and DLTA
Justice Gita Mittal has requested the Delhi High Court to implead the AITA Trust and the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association into proceedings regarding the reform of the All India Tennis Association. The move aims to address financial transparency and potential conflicts of interest involving diverted funds and property.
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Highlights issues of governance, financial accountability, and potential corruption within national sports administrative bodies.
The Delhi High Court-appointed administrator to the All India Tennis Association (AITA), Justice (retd.) Gita Mittal, has requested the Court to implead the AITA Trust and the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) in the ongoing proceedings to amend the AITA’s Constitution in line with the National Sports Governance Act and hold fresh elections.
In her report dated September 14, filed after the Extraordinary General Meeting ratified AITA’s new Constitution on July 26, Justice Mittal termed this as a necessary step under her Court-mandated “obligation to supervise the financial affairs of AITA” and because the AITA had “assigned and abdicated all its functions, properties and income to the AITA Trust”.
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