Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand on Manika Batra plea
The Hindu
The player challenges Table Tennis Federation’s mandatory attendance at camp
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to express its stand on a plea by Manika Batra, who was left out of the Indian contingent for the coming Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, challenging the Table Tennis Federation of India’s (TTFI) mandate of compulsory attendance at the National Coaching Camp to be selected.
Ms. Batra, in her plea, also alleged that on one occasion, national coach Soumyadeep Roy “pressured” her to “throw away a match” to enable one of his personal trainees to qualify for the Olympics 2020.
The 26-year-old, who is the highest ranked Indian women player internationally, said she not only refused to comply with such an “unethical, illegal and immoral request,” but also immediately communicated this to the Adviser, TTFI.
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