The Supreme Court repealed the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) it appointed in May to oversee the daily operations of the All India Football Federation, meeting the key criteria set by FIFA to lift the country’s suspension for violating its rules.
The Supreme Court bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud stated in its oral order: “The day-to-day management of AIFF shall be looked after exclusively by the AIFF administration led by the acting secretary general.”
The court went on to say that “as a result, the CoA will cease to be in charge” of the AIFF.
The Supreme Court repealed the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) it appointed in May to oversee the daily operations of the All India Football Federation, meeting the key criteria set by FIFA to lift the country’s suspension for violating its rules.
The Supreme Court bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud stated in its oral order: “The day-to-day management of AIFF shall be looked after exclusively by the AIFF administration led by the acting secretary general.”
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The court went on to say that “as a result, the CoA will cease to be in charge” of the AIFF. The Supreme Court repealed the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) it appointed in May to oversee the daily operations of the All India Football Federation, meeting the key criteria set by FIFA to lift the country’s suspension for violating its rules.
The Supreme Court bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud stated in its oral order: “The day-to-day management of AIFF shall be looked after exclusively by the AIFF administration led by the acting secretary general.”
The court went on to say that “as a result, the CoA will cease to be in charge” of the AIFF.
The order is likely to pave the way for India’s suspension to be lifted, which has already had an impact on both the national team and the clubs.
On August 15, world football’s governing body said in a letter to Sunando Dhar, the AIFF’s acting general secretary, that they will lift the ban only after the ‘full repeal of the CoA mandate’ and once the AIFF administration is ‘fully in charge’ of its daily affairs.
The world body has also stated that it will not accept the CoA’s decision to include former India internationals on the voter list for the AIFF elections. This had become a major source of disagreement between the CoA and FIFA.
The decision came after the government filed an application late on Sunday seeking to end the CoA’s “mandate,” as demanded by the world governing body.
The Supreme Court also stated that the AIFF’s executive council would have 23 members, 17 of whom – including the president, treasurer, and one vice-president – would be elected by representatives of state associations and union territories. In addition to these 17 members, six eminent players (four men and two women) would be co-opted to the executive council and given voting rights.
