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Praful Patel's tenure as AIFF president violates code, Sports Ministry tells Supreme Court

Press Trust of India • April 11, 2022, 20:57:16 IST
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In an affidavit to the Supreme Court on 8 April in relation to a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the AIFF, the sports ministry said Patel’s tenure was in violation of the Sports Code.

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Praful Patel's tenure as AIFF president violates code, Sports Ministry tells Supreme Court

New Delhi: Praful Patel has no mandate to continue as All India Football Federation president as he has already served three terms and the national body should hold elections without further delay, the Sports Ministry has informed the Supreme Court. In an affidavit to the Supreme Court on 8 April in relation to a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the AIFF, the sports ministry said Patel’s tenure was in violation of the Sports Code. “…the term of existing committee (of AIFF) is already over, and the existing president (Praful Patel) has completed more than 12 years as president, the petitioner (AIFF) should hold elections without further delay as per extant instructions contained under Sports Code and the instructions issued by the Answering Respondent (sports ministry) from time to time,” the ministry’s affidavit said. “That thus the tenure of an office bearer of the Petitioner, such as the president, who has already served 12 years as president of AIFF, will be in violation of the Sports Code, specifically clause 9.3 (iii) of the Sports Code read with the notification dated 01.05.2010.” Patel completed his three terms and 12 years as AIFF president in December 2020, the maximum permitted to a national sports federation (NSF) chief under the Sports Code. The AIFF, however, did not hold the elections, citing a pending petition in the Supreme Court regarding its constitution. The AIFF moved an application in the Supreme Court only a month before its elections were due, seeking certain clarifications on the status of its constitution, which was under scrutiny in the Apex Court since 2017. The case is still pending. The ministry also hinted that AIFF could lose its government recognition for not adhering to the sports code. “As the last elections held by the petitioner was on 21.12.2016, as such the Petitioner is required to conduct fresh elections. While recently the Answering Respondent (sports ministry) renewed the Petitioner’s (AIFF) annual recognition for a year with effect from 23.10.2020, such recognition is subject to the outcome of the special leave petition pending before this honourable court. “Furthermore, the Answering Respondent (sports ministry) in their renewal letter dated 23.10.2020 has categorically stated that the Petitioner (AIFF) needs to bring their constitution in line with provisions of the Sports Code within six months from the date of issue of the letter,” the ministry said in the affidavit. In 2017, the Delhi High Court had set aside the election of Patel as AIFF president (in the 2016 AGM) on a petition by senior advocate Rahul Mehra. But the Supreme Court had stayed the High Court decision, allowing Patel to continue in his role, while also appointing former Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi and former national captain Bhaskar Ganguly as administrators and to formulate the AIFF constitution. Patel has, however, said in the past that he cannot contest in any election of the AIFF but somehow the polls of the national federation have not been held. In February, at the AIFF AGM in Mumbai, Patel had finally agreed to constitute a committee to look into the matter. The three-member committee was asked to submit their report in three months. Read all the  Latest News **,**  Trending News **,**  Cricket News **,**  IPL Live Score ,  IPL 2022 schedule ,  IPL 2022 Points table  and  Entertainment News . Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.

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