Mumbai, Jun 15 The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) decision to cancel the affiliation of the Maharashtra State Wrestling Association (MSWA) led by NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar.
A division bench headed by Justice Bharati Dangre dismissed the MSWA's appeal against the WFI's decision. A detailed order was not available yet.
The WFI in January 2023 replaced the MSWA with the Maharashtra Rajya Kustigir Sangh led by former BJP MP Rajendra Tadas.
The MSWA moved the HC, claiming that the de-affiliation decision had been taken by the WFI's oversight committee and not its executive committee as mandated under the law.
Hence, the decision was illegal and arbitrary, it contended.
