Kalmadi, who was the IOA President before landing up in jail on corruption charges in the conduct of the 2010 event, was released on bail a couple of days ago after spending nine months behind bars.

The under-siege administrator's position in the IOA is not clear and V K Malhotra is the acting President for almost a year now.

Kalmadi has decided to step aside for the time being but has not officially resigned and amid speculation on his future, a showcause notice that was sent to him while he was still in jail has come to light.

The letter dated December 6, 2011 was interestingly sent by an Ethics Committee which was disbanded by the IOA General Body after a meeting on December 15.

The notice was also marked for IOA vice President Lalit Bhanot and Joint Secretary VK Verma -- both of whom were also in jail on similar charges of corruption before being released on bail yesterday. "...this is to issue a show-cause notice against all the three of you namely, Mr Suresh Kalmadi, Mr Lalit Bhanot and Mr VK Verma to show cause as to why your membership from lndian Olympic Association and National Sports Federation should not be cancelled," the notice states.