Mumbai: The Bombay High Court said that it was "ethically" wrong for national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand for running a private academy in Hyderabad.

The court said that it was ethically wrong for him to run a private academy. The statement was in response to the petition filed by Prajakta Sawant alleging mental harassment by the coach after not being allowed to participate in the national camp .

"Ethically, coach who also heads the selection panel should not run a private academy. He may be a good coach. We are not saying otherwise. But in the interest of justice and fairness, a national coach, also part of the selection panel, should not run a private camp," chief justice Mohit Shah and justice AV Mohta said.