Imphal, December 04, 2008: The Delhi High Court has ruled that the B sample test result of boxer L Monika Devi should not be disclosed without the permission of the court.

An order to this effect was passed by Chief Justice AP Shah and Dr S Muralidher on November 26 last acting a petition jointly filed by Monika Devi, Ex-MLA L Ibomcha Singh and retired Medical Director Dr Th Suresh Singh.

The joint petition prayed for the intervention of the High Court in taking up necessary action against the officials responsible for the last minute exclusion of Monika Devi from the Beijing Olympics and for giving compensation by the Union of India for the mental harassment caused to the boxer.

The petition also contended the report of the urine sample of Monika taken during the Olympic trial as invalid.

Jan 7, 2009 has been fixed for the the next hearing.