Manmohan Singh, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the said “Act”) seeking the following reliefs: i) Restrain the respondent from holding elections in the arbitrary manner; ii) Direct the respondents to hold elections in adherence to the model Election Guidelines provided in the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 and to provide complete schedule for elections including appointment of impartial Returning Officer, providing dates for nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal then publishing final list of candidates followed by time of canvassing and holding of elections by secret ballot; iii) To stay the agenda for the meeting held on 22nd February, 2013; iv) Appoint retired Judge of Supreme Court/High Court as the independent Returning Officer/Observer for conducting of the elections; v) Direct the respondents to hold elections under videography so as to ensure no violations of the law; and vi) To stay the decisions taken in the meeting of the governing body held on 22nd February, 2013.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a life member of the