Justice ajay mohan goel

Himachal Pradesh High Court: In a major reprieve to former Union Sports Minister and current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday allowed him to file his nomination for the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections.

Justice Ajay Mohan Goel directed the BFI to extend the last date of nomination to enable Thakur to file his nomination and permit him to represent the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) in the BFI's annual general meeting and fully participate in it "including but not limited to the contest for any post" for the BFI.

The election process will remain subject to the final outcome of the petition moved by HPBA against the rejection of Thakur's nomination by the BFI President Ajay Singh.