Thread by @barandbench

#SupremeCourt hearing a batch of petitions related to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), including objections raised to certain aspects of its draft constitution

Sr Adv Gopal GS: There is chart on the constitution as it stood

The top court had earlier directed the termination of the mandate of a three-member committee of administrators appointed by it in May 2022 to manage the affairs of the AIFF #Supremecourt

Sr Adv Harish Salve: the suggested measures will lead to a situation when there can be no monetisation made out of the game at all

CJI: The amicus curiae says they have accepted your suggestion

Salve: the issue is that if you see the language.. like the BCCI model which the court accepted.. like discipline, rule and conduct of game is upto the association and commercial exploitation is given to a franchise and that model should be followed.

CJI: We think it will take more time..

Sr Adv Gopal S: there are 4 major objections: only is player inclusion in general body, league and how it should be run, then question of how sports code should apply to the state associations. then disqualification of public servants and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

CJI: There are 20 pages of objections and for the Supreme court to go into objections clause by clause... #AIFF

CJI: These are not issues of law and we must have a buffer here which will protect institutional integrity.. any decision which we take here will be like either we are running AIFF or taking away powers. a former judge of the court has to apply mind perhaps. also you cannot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Salve: one is constitution of the AIFF and state associations and it is about issues of Article 19(1)(c).. once these constitutions are constituted... now whether they want to give franchise or not.. is something has to be based on just and equitable measures.

Salve: the problem has thus far been how these associations were formed and how people were reelected again and again. How associations are run should be left to them

CJI: Let us have a prima facie view by a seasoned former judge and it obviates a grievance that people have not been heard. we can appoint Justice L Nageswara Rao to hear this and we can just accept what he says. #SupremeCourtofIndia

CJI: There is one part of our mind which says let us finish this here and when he hear we see these are intractable issues and when we hear it we see very little law and more on sports policy and that is why courts face flak for these issues that are we equipped to deal with all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

CJI : These proceedings arose from a Delhi HC order where constitution of AIFF was set aside. a committee of administrators was appointed by this court to form the constitution and also have an executive committee. Constitution of COA was circulated to all stakeholders for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

CJI: A draft constitution has been submitted to this court and these court is now dealing with objections by diverse stakeholders like FIA, IOA, Ministry of youth and sports and Rahul Mehra who appears as petitioner in person. AIFF has also given comments and suggestions. FSDL- a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

CJI: the amicus curiae submitted that it was necessary to ensure that independence and autonomy of AIFF is preserved from outside influences and finally it has been urged that there is compliance with FIFA and Olympic charter

CJI: We are of the view that it will be appropriate to defer this exercise since these are not issues of law but matters of policy dealing with running sport of football in India. Bearing in mind the case of IOA handled by Justice L Nageswara Rao. Thus we entrust Justice Rao with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

CJI: The exercise of considering the draft constitution and preparing a comprehensive report be completed by July 15, 2023. In case there are procedural directions needed, he may do so by submitting a request which may be routed through the amicus curiae. Justice Rao can use the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Date for completion of the report modified to July 31, 2023. #supremecourtofindia