NEW DELHI: Suresh Kalmadi on Monday made his intentions clear that he wanted to contest elections for the post of president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) due in October despite being sidelined in IOA 's affairs after being made an accused in the Commonwealth Games scam.On Monday, Kalmadi moved the Supreme Court, challenging the executive guidelines - accepted by the Delhi High Court - which bar persons from occupying national sports federation, including the IOA, posts beyond 12 years. Kalmadi would be disqualified from contesting the IOA elections in October if the 12-year-rule comes into play.A bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad issued notice on Kalmadi's petition to advocate Rahul Mehra, who had filed a PIL in the Delhi HC against "some people turning sports associations into their fiefdoms". The HC had also said that in view of the executive guidelines, Kalmadi should resign gracefully and if not, then he must show cause why he should not be removed.Kalmadi's counsel, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, asked if an executive guideline could deprive a person of his fundamental right to form private associations. He said the sports bill stipulating identical guidelines had already been rejected by the Parliament.An HC division bench headed by acting Chief Justice A K Sikri had on March 21 asked, "We would like to know whether Kalmadi will exit gracefully or should the court issue a show cause notice to him as to why he should not be discontinued as president of IOA."The HC had asked similar questions to senior Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials Lalit Bhanot and V K Verma, who too are facing trial in the CWG-related graft cases along with Kalmadi. The HC's warning had come in the form of notices to the three on a petition by advocate Rahul Mehra, who had alleged that Kalmadi and other IOA officials were violating the National Sports Development Code of India as their terms were over and they were likely to contest the election due in October.The HC had sought replies from Kalmadi and others by April 25.Mehra had contended that Kalmadi was ineligible to contest elections for the post of IOA president as he has been occupying it for over 18 years and cited the Union sports ministry's guidelines mandating that a person could continue as IOA president only for a maximum of 12 years. The guidelines also barred a person from contesting elections for more than three times.