Supreme Court Reinstates Bharat Singh Chauhan as AICF Secretary Till August 15
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Reinstates Bharat Singh Chauhan as AICF Secretary Till August 15

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated Bharat Singh Chauhan as the secretary of All India Chess Federation for an uninterrupted period till August 15, 2022, said the counsel for the Indian chess federation. Chadha added the apex court also said Dongre had filed the case in the Delhi High Court about one-and-a-half years after the AICF elections were held. “The Supreme Court ordered that Chauhan will be the secretary till August 15 uninterrupted and then the Delhi High Court will decide on the case. The Delhi High Court recently stayed the election of Chauhan as the AICF secretary as he did not get the two-thirds votes in last year’s election.

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Bharat Singh Chauhan re-elected deputy president of Asian Chess Federation
2 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Singh Chauhan re-elected deputy president of Asian Chess Federation

The Hindu  

Senior sports administrator Bharat Singh Chauhan has been re-elected deputy president of the Asian Chess Federation. Contesting on the ticket of President Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan, the 64-year old Chauhan turned out to be a unanimous choice for the post. We are on our way to becoming the best chess playing nation in the world,” Chauhan, who has …

AICF Appoints Vipnesh Bharadwaj as Interim Secretary Following Delhi HC Order
2 years, 4 months ago

AICF Appoints Vipnesh Bharadwaj as Interim Secretary Following Delhi HC Order

News 18  

The All India Chess Federation on Tuesday appointed Vipnesh Bharadwaj as its interim secretary after the Delhi High Court reiterated its order of removing former chief Bharat Singh Chauhan. “ Bharadwaj has been appointed interim secretary of the federation following the Delhi HC order," AICF president Sanjay Kapoor told PTI on Tuesday. As per AICF’s by-laws, vacancies of office-bearers that …

AICF appoints Vipnesh Bharadwaj as interim secretary following Delhi HC order
2 years, 4 months ago

AICF appoints Vipnesh Bharadwaj as interim secretary following Delhi HC order

The Hindu  

The All India Chess Federation on Tuesday appointed Vipnesh Bharadwaj as its interim secretary after the Delhi High Court reiterated its order of removing former chief Bharat Singh Chauhan. “ Bharadwaj has been appointed interim secretary of the federation following the Delhi HC order,” AICF president Sanjay Kapoor told PTI on Tuesday. As per AICF’s by-laws, vacancies of office-bearers that …

Supreme Court Allows Bharat Singh Chauhan To Continue As Secretary Of All India Chess Federation Till August 15
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Bharat Singh Chauhan To Continue As Secretary Of All India Chess Federation Till August 15

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, as an interim arrangement, allowed Bharat Singh Chauhan to continue as the Secretary of All India Chess Federation till August 15, 2022. The directions were issued while the Top Court was considering a SLP assailing Delhi High Court's interim order dated June 2, 2022 passed by the bench of Justices Najim Waziri and Vikas Mahajan …

Vipnesh Bharadwaj Appointed as All India Chess Federation's Interim Secretary
2 years, 7 months ago

Vipnesh Bharadwaj Appointed as All India Chess Federation's Interim Secretary

News 18  

Vipnesh Bharadwaj was on Friday appointed as interim secretary of All India Chess Federation by president Sanjay Kapoor after incumbent Bharat Singh Chauhan’s election to the post was stayed by Delhi High Court. Sources said the court order would not affect the preparations for the forthcoming 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram near Chennai for which Chauhan is the tournament director. …

AICF will be player friendly - Bharat Singh Chauhan - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

AICF will be player friendly - Bharat Singh Chauhan - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Since assuming charge as the new secretary of All India Chess Federation, Bharat Singh Chauhan has pressed all the right buttons of diplomacy. While AICF announced its plans of starting a Chess League and hosting an Olympiad among others, Bharat said AICF is looking at Kerala, Goa and Delhi as possible destinations for the biennial event. On the details of …

Sanjay Kapoor elected All India Chess Federation president, Bharat Singh Chauhan retains secretary's post
4 years ago

Sanjay Kapoor elected All India Chess Federation president, Bharat Singh Chauhan retains secretary's post

Firstpost  

The AICF has been split into two factions, one led by Raja and the other by Chauhan. Chennai: Sanjay Kapoor was elected president of the All India Chess Federation while Bharat Singh Chauhan retained the secretary’s post in the polls held online on Monday. Kapoor said he will work for the chess players and lovers of the sport in the …

AICF secretary Chauhan hits out at Raja faction after Ramesh’s resignation
4 years, 6 months ago

AICF secretary Chauhan hits out at Raja faction after Ramesh’s resignation

The Hindu  

Within 24 hours of Chief selector and Grandmaster R. B. Ramesh resigning from his post, the two rival factions traded charges over the developments. On Tuesday evening, the faction headed by Venketrama Raja released a statement and named Bharat Singh Chauhan, of the rival faction, for interference in the selection process and blamed him for Ramesh’s resignation. READ| The statement …

Indian chess: Secretary removed, more turmoil in AICF
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian chess: Secretary removed, more turmoil in AICF

The Hindu  

The crisis-ridden All India Chess Federation plunged into further turmoil when its president P. R. Venketrama Raja removed Bharat Singh Chauhan from the post of secretary of the federation on Monday. In a three-page letter, dated March 30, addressed to Chauhan, Raja detailed reasons for his action and said he had no option but to exercise his “extraordinary powers as …

Bengal chess problem intensifies as Barua, Chauhan get summons
4 years, 10 months ago

Bengal chess problem intensifies as Barua, Chauhan get summons

The Hindu  

The ongoing dispute between the grandmaster Dibyendu Barua and the ‘deposed’ secretary of Bengal Chess Association, Atanu Lahiri, took a new turn with the latter securing a summons from a city court against the former for libel and slander. According to a release emanating from the official mail of Bengal Chess, the Metropolitan Magistrate’s 10th Court here has issued summons …

Madras HC sets aside AICF elections
4 years, 10 months ago

Madras HC sets aside AICF elections

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside the election of five office-bearers of the All India Chess Federation and asked the Returning Officer to convene a Special General Body Meeting for conduct of fresh elections. A Division Bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and Krishnan Ramasamy gave its order on a petition filed by the P. R. Venketrama Raja …

All India Chess Federation elections: Ajay Patel declared president; Bharat Singh Chauhan takes charge as secretary
4 years, 11 months ago

All India Chess Federation elections: Ajay Patel declared president; Bharat Singh Chauhan takes charge as secretary

Firstpost  

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla declared Ajay Patel as AICF president, Bharat Singh Chauhan as secretary and three others for various posts for the period 2020-2023. Chennai: Five people have been declared unopposed for various posts, including that of president and secretary, by the returning officer for the All-India Chess Federation elections. Former Supreme Court judge …

AICF elections: Ajay Patel, Chauhan declared unopposed
4 years, 11 months ago

AICF elections: Ajay Patel, Chauhan declared unopposed

The Hindu  

Ajay Patel will succeed P. R. Venketrama Raja as the new President of the All India Chess Federation after being elected unopposed along with incumbent Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan. In all, five office-bearers were declared winners by Returning Officer -- former Supreme Court judge -- Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla. Earlier in the day, Raja and others had approached the …

AICF Elections: incumbent Bharat Singh Chauhan elected unopposed
4 years, 11 months ago

AICF Elections: incumbent Bharat Singh Chauhan elected unopposed

The Hindu  

As widely anticipated, incumbent secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan and four members of his panel have been duly elected unopposed to the principal posts of the All India Chess Federation. Since Messrs Ajay Patel, Vipnesh Bhardwaj, Bharat Singh Chauhan, Arun Singh and Naresh Sharma were found to be the only nominees with valid nomination papers, such an announcement was on cards. …

AICF Elections: Chauhan panel set to get elected unopposed
4 years, 11 months ago

AICF Elections: Chauhan panel set to get elected unopposed

The Hindu  

Notwithstanding legal intervention and delay, secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan and four members of his election panel are set to get elected unopposed to the All India Chess Federation for the term 2020-2023. The situation arose after the nomination papers filed by his rival presidential candidate Venketrama Raja and 22 others were found invalid by Madras High Court-appointed Returning Officer Justice …

Madras High Court orders AICF elections on Feb 10 in Chennai
4 years, 11 months ago

Madras High Court orders AICF elections on Feb 10 in Chennai

The Hindu  

In a setback to the Bharat Singh Chauhan faction, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed that the All India Chess Federation elections be held in Chennai on February 10. Venketrama Raja, the court said that the AICF general body meeting will be held on February 10 for the purpose of electing new office-bearers. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy gave the order …

AICF appoints retd. chief justice to probe Bengal chess mess
5 years ago

AICF appoints retd. chief justice to probe Bengal chess mess

The Hindu  

The All India Chess Federation has appointed former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya to look into the Bengal Chess Association issues. In a press release issued on Wednesday, AICF joint secretary Naresh Sharma said the chess body took the call“acting upon the decisions taken at the General Body meeting in Bhopal on December 28.” “It may be recalled …

AICF president, secretary make counter-claims on Lahiri-Barua controversy
5 years ago

AICF president, secretary make counter-claims on Lahiri-Barua controversy

The Hindu  

The fight between All India Chess Federation president P Venketrama Raja and secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan intensified after the Special General Meeting in Bhopal on Saturday pertaining to issues with regards to Bengal Chess Association. The president’s faction through a press release claimed that GM Dibyendu Barua’s allegations of misappropriation of funds levelled against BCA secretary Atanu Lahiri has been …

Setback for P. R. Venketrama Raja as Madras HC allows AICF meeting
5 years ago

Setback for P. R. Venketrama Raja as Madras HC allows AICF meeting

The Hindu  

The Central Council Meeting of the crisis-ridden All India Chess Federation will be held, as notified, on Sunday after Madras High Court dismissed a plea from AICF president P. R. Venketrama Raja seeking an ad-interim injunction restraining secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan from convening the meeting. As things stand, the fourth Central Council meeting of the year, as stipulated by the …

All India Chess Federation crisis shows no sign of abating
5 years, 1 month ago

All India Chess Federation crisis shows no sign of abating

The Hindu  

The crisis in the All India Chess Federation is showing no sign of abating. Within a few hours of receiving the letter cancelling the Central Council Meeting and the show-cause notice from the president, Chauhan sent out a notice for a Special Meeting of the General Body in Gurugram on December 22. The agenda for this meeting includes the recent …

Chess: AICF president, secretary call separate general body meetings
5 years, 1 month ago

Chess: AICF president, secretary call separate general body meetings

The Hindu  

All is not well between the top two functionaries in the All-India Chess Federation. Federation president P. R. Venketrama Raja has called for a special meeting of the general body on December 14, after AICF secretary Bharath Singh Chauhan did the same to discuss, among other things, early elections. Chauhan wanted to hold the special general body meeting in Gurugram …

All India Chess Federation confrontation comes to a boil
5 years, 1 month ago

All India Chess Federation confrontation comes to a boil

The Hindu  

In under 24 hours, the ongoing battle within the All India Chess Federation was out in the open after the president and the secretary overruled one another, issuing letters to all affiliates over the proposed Central Council Meeting on December 22 at Gurugram. Venkatrama Raja wrote to secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan expressing his displeasure over the calling of the CCM …

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