The power struggle in the Indian Hockey Federation reached the Delhi [ Images ] high court with senior vice-president Narendra Batra filing a writ petition against president K P S Gill.

Batra, who has vowed to unseat Gill from the president's post, alleged in his petition that the former Punjab [ Images ] Police Director General committed financial irregularities and should not be allowed to contest the IHF's next elections.

The petition, which is also against secretary-general K Jothikumaran, accused the duo of running the IHF in an autocratic manner.

Batra alleged that the two are continuing in office for a third term against government guidelines, which say that no office-bearer can have more than two terms or maximum of eight years in office.