India, July 15 -- The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has upheld its decision to withdraw recognition from the Central Secretariat Club (CSC), one of Delhi's oldest clubs, after a three-member committee reconsidered the matter following a Delhi High Court order and found the earlier action "fair and justified".

Club officials, however, said they would again approach the high court for legal remedy, alleging that their representative was not given adequate time to present the club's case. The DoPT had first withdrawn the club's recognition on February 24, citing a series of alleged violations and irregularities, including gambling, withholding of information and financial misappropriation.

The Directorate of Estates, under th...