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The decision of the court went in favour of the group of officials who have been opposing the plans of the Bagan secretary Anjan Dutta. The rival group had challenged the secretary8217;s authority to call a special general meeting on January 28 without consulting the executive body. It was in this meeting that the decision to form the joint venture company was taken.

AITA rankings

MUMBAI: Former Davis Cup player, Gaurav Natekar of Maharashtra and Uzma Khan of Andhra Pradesh head the All India Tennis Association AITA annual ranking for the current year in the men8217;s and women8217;s singles respectively.

RANKINGS

Men: 1 Gaurav Natekar Mah, 2 NitinKirtane Mah, 3 Vasudev Reddy AP, 4 V Venkatraghavan TN, 5 Vishal Uppal Del.

U-16: 1 Ravikiran Bhat Kar, 2 Rohan Saikia Mah, 3 Kamala Kannan TN. U-14: 1 Parantap Chaturvedi Del, 2 Sunil Kumar Chd, 3 Anant Sitaram AP.

Women: 1 Uzma Khan AP, 2 Rushmi Chakrawarthy TN, 3 Aarti Ponappa Kar, 4 Sai Jailakshmi TN, 5 V Archana Kar. U-16: 1 Gautam Sheetal Del, 2 Radhika Tulpule Mah, 3 Radhika Mandke Mah. U-14: 1 Jitisha Selarka Mah, 2 Geeta Manohar AP, 3 Megha Vakharia Mah.

AIEB in final

TUTICORIN: All India Electricity Board smashed their way into the final defeating Indian Bank, Chennai, 13-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-9, 16-14 in a thrilling semi-final of the All India Invitation Prize Money Volleyball Tournament at Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank Stadium, on Saturday.

In the women8217;s round robin league Kerala State Electricity Board KSEB outplayed Southern Railway 15-10, 15-7, 15-12. The teams meet again on the morrow in the title clash.

8212; ENS amp;Agencies