Delhi HC asks Games OC to preserve documents relating to QBR

New Delhi, Sep 28 (India Report)
The Delhi High Court today asked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to preserve all documents pertaining to the Queen&aposs Baton Relay on a plea by suspended official M Jeychandren seeking appointment of a local commissioner to examine the relevant papers relating to the sports event.
The Court also sought a response from the top brass of the Organising Committee, including its Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, on the defamation suit filed by Jeychandren seeking Rs 5 crore in damages for"destroying"his professional record.
Justice Sunil Gaur issued notices to Kalmadi, OC&aposs Secretary General Lalit Bhanot also Mike Fennell, Chief of Commonwealth Games Federation(CGF), besides 14 other OC officials and sought their response by January 4, 2011.
On August 5, OC had suspended Jeychandren, T S Darbari and Sanjay Mahindroo following charges of questionable selection process and payments to AM Car and Van and AM Films for their services during the Baton Relay function in October 2009 in London.
Filing an application before the court, Jeychandren claimed he had no role in the controversy over payments to these companies."I had no role except to follow instructions of the OC and done the process for release of payments after due sanction".
On his plea for appointment of a Local Commissioner to examine the documents relating to the event, the Court did not pass any order but asked the OC to preserve them for the Court&aposs perusal.