New Delhi, March 23 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the decision to dissolve the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed ad hoc committee managing Ski and Snowboard India and directed that fresh elections be conducted to form its executive body.

A Division Bench led by the Chief Justice ruled that the IOA had no authority to appoint an ad hoc committee to run the affairs of Ski and Snowboard India.

The Court clarified that the sports body is an independent society, and its functioning must be governed by its own rules and by-laws.

The Court affirmed the earlier single-judge order, which had quashed the IOA's office order that created the ad hoc committee. As a result, the committee stands dissolved with immediate effect.

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