High Court Seeks Centre’s Stand on Plea by Manika Batra Against TT Federation of India

New Delhi: The Delhi High CourtDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Monday sought the Centre’s stand on a petition by Manika Batra, who was left out of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Asian Table Tennis Championships, assailing Table Tennis Federation of India’s (TTFI) mandate of compulsory attendance at the National Coaching Camp in order to be selected.Also Read - TTFI To Probe Manika Batra's "Match-Fixing" Allegations Against Soumyadeep Roy

Justice Rekha Palli granted two days to the central government counsel to take instructions on the petition which alleges that on one occasion, the national coach Soumyadeep Roy pressurized Batra to throw away a match to enable one of his personal trainees to qualify for the Olympics 2020 and seeks that the Sports Ministry enquire into the management of the federation. Also Read - Manika Batra Accuses National Coach Soumyadeep Roy of Match-Fixing During Tokyo Olympics 2020 Qualifiers

There is something to be said. We have a high ranking player. We have to balance… If there are such senior allegations against the coach, Union of India has to be a little bit proactive on this, said the judge.