The choice guidelines out veteran administrator Anil Khanna’s return.
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The All India Tennis Affiliation (AITA) has capped the higher age restrict for its Government Committee members at 70.
On the Extraordinary Common Assembly (EGM) held on July 26 to undertake the brand new structure, there have been sharp divisions on whether or not to maintain it at 70 as mandated by the Nationwide Sports activities Governance Act or elevate it to 75 by taking cowl beneath the Worldwide Tennis Federation’s structure which is silent on a ceiling.
So tight was the vote on the AITA EGM that the ultimate outcome was withheld till full scrutiny. It emerged on Friday, through an inner communication despatched by interim president Chintan Parikh, that 25 votes had been solid to maintain it at 70 years towards 22 for 75.
A potential EC member now needs to be lower than 70 years on the date of submitting the nomination however can full a full time period of 4 years even when she or he turns 70 any time after.
This guidelines out veteran administrator Anil Khanna’s return, for he’s 73. Parikh will flip 70 within the close to future, and September 30 is the deadline for holding contemporary elections beneath the brand new structure.
The AITA has to submit the finalised structure to the Delhi Excessive Courtroom forward of the following listening to within the matter on August 14.
Revealed – August 07, 2026 08:23 pm IST
