Cuttack, Nov. 7 -- In a significant setback for Hockey India, the Orissa High Court has stayed its upcoming executive committee elections and put on hold a show cause notice that sought to reclassify the Hockey Association of Odisha from a 'Permanent Member' to an 'Associate Member'.

A single-judge bench of Justice RK Pattanaik passed the interim order on Friday during a special hearing on a writ petition [W.P.(C) No. 36939 of 2026] filed by the Hockey Association of Odisha.

The High Court stayed the operation of the show cause notice dated October 7, 2026, a subsequent notice, and the proposed election schedule approved during the 119th and 120th Executive Board Meetings of Hockey India until the next date of hearing. The court has sch...