The Pinnacle Court to finalise draft constitution of All India Football Federation next week
The elections of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) are going to be held after the apex council finalises the constitution next week. The CoA had submitted the draft to the Supreme Court on Friday.
The Supreme Court will finalise the draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which has been framed by the Committee of Administrators (CoA).
The elections of the AIFF are going to be held after the apex council finalises the constitution next week. The CoA had submitted the draft to the Supreme Court on Friday, the AIFF had said in a very statement on July 16.
In a hearing on July 21, the bench said: "The committee of administrators have finalised the report and 250 comments were received by COA."
The CoA, which has been appointed by the Supreme Court, comprises Justice (retired) Anil R Dave, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr SY Quraishi and former India captain Bhaskar Ganguly. The apex court directed the CoA to help the Supreme Court in facilitating the adoption of the constitution and prepare electoral rolls for the aim of conducting elections of the AIFF at the earliest.
AIFF Acting General Secretary, Sunando Dhar said: "After a lengthy set of discussions with various stakeholders, the draft Constitution of the AIFF has finally been submitted to the honourable court. i'd prefer to congratulate everyone involved within the process on this swift move forward, and hope that with the new constitution in situ, we are able to move ahead with developing Indian football."
Dr Quraishi in an exceedingly statement said: "After lots of deliberation, we've got finally narrowed down on a draft constitution that might put the AIFF in line with the National Sports Code, similarly as help it function efficiently as a Member Association of the FIFA and therefore the AFC. We are confident that with these set of changes, the Federation will now be during a good position to guide Indian football further ahead."
