new delhi the sports ministry on tuesday asked the hockey india hi to suspend its election process in the wake of the delhi high court order reviving the indian hockey federation ihf the ministry wrote a letter to the secretary general of the hockey india narinder batra asking him not to take any further action with regard to holding of the hi elections in the light of the high court judgment whereby honble high court has quashed the suspension and disaffiliationderecognition orders passed by indian olympic association and union of india you are advised to not to take further action with regard to holding of elections till the entire matter is examined in consultation with ministry of law the letter said the controversial elections has been postponed thrice due to legal hurdles and other issues the election which was supposed to be held last year was pushed back to january 29 after hi failed to give a mandatory 21day notice to the sports ministry for the same it was again deferred to february 7 because of a stay order from the rajasthan high court after which the international hockey federation fih set the may 31 as the final deadline