Supreme Court seeks objections in writing to football federation dispute, now hearing on July 28
Supreme Court: The plea of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which had approached the court against a committee formed by the Supreme Court with the intention of improving the condition of the game of football in India, will now come up for hearing on July 28. During the hearing of the case on Thursday, the Supreme Court asked all parties to submit their statement in writing to the court if anyone has any objection.
The Supreme Court had constituted a three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) to oversee the functioning of the federation in Indian football, facing a possible ban from FIFA. The committee is headed by former Supreme Court judge AR Dave. In the last hearing, the Supreme Court had said that the limited will also include two old members, SY Quraishi and former Indian football team captain Bhaskar Ganguly.
In fact, the main reason for this controversy is that which of the I-League and the Indian Super League will be considered as india’s top football league in the coming time. FIFA has set a deadline to end the ongoing controversy in Indian football. It has given it time till July 31 to ratify the AIFF’s constitution and september 15 to hold elections. Failing to do so could result in a ban on the Indian team.
Following the controversy in the AIFF, the Supreme Court intervened and removed President Praful Patel from the post. A three-member committee was formed to draft a new constitution and hold elections. Praful Patel became the president of the All India Football Federation in 2009 and has held the post continuously since then.
Supreme Court seeks objections in writing to football federation dispute, now hearing on July 28
