New Delhi, July 20: After the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) for All India Football Federations (AIFF) rejected their suggestions to amend clauses in the proposed draft constitution, some state associations have filed an intervention petition in the Apex Court.
Sources close to the development said that the AIFF’s 35 state associations have raised over 20 objections to the draft, but did not get a positive response from the CoA. Sources said that during the meeting with CoA on July 6, the seven-member committee, representing state associations of the AIFF raised various aspects and gave suggestions on the draft constitution.
In the two-hour meeting, the SA representatives put forward several ideas for consideration by the CoA.
Now they have lodged an intervention application with the Apex Court. The case will come up for hearing on Thursday.
Earlier, the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), which manages the Indian Super League, filed a case in the Supreme Court, requesting to amend some clauses in the Draft Constitution submitted by the Committee of Administrators.
It is believed that the state associations are not happy with the way the SC-appointed CoA has drafted the constitution and included some clauses. If the case is prolonged beyond the deadline set by the FIFA-AFC delegation, the sport’s world governing body could ban the AIFF. (IANS)
