File image of Kalyan Chaubey, president, All India Football Federation
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The Supreme Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) has directed the All India Football Federation to hold a general body meeting inside 4 weeks to adopt the new constitution. The courtroom authorized the draft constitution with some modifications.
The courtroom additionally recognised the election of the present workplace bearers headed by Kalyan Chaubey and stated contemporary elections weren’t required. It stated the present govt committee may full its tenure till the polls scheduled for 2026.
The AIFF constitution case has been within the apex courtroom since 2017, when the SC directed the formulation of a new constitution, one which was submitted by former Justice (Retd.) L. Nageswara Rao in 2023. But a remaining choice on the constitution has been pending since.
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have written to AIFF, threatening a possible suspension if its constitution isn’t formally ratified by October 30.
The Supreme Court on September 1, 2025, had directed the AIFF to take all needed measures to make sure the well timed graduation of the 2025–26 soccer season, together with the Super Cup and different competitions below its management, marking a significant breakthrough in Indian soccer’s governance impasse.
FSDL, which has managed the ISL below the Master Rights Agreement of December 2010, agreed to waive its contractual proper of first negotiation and proper to match below the Master Rights Agreement of December 8, 2010, by a consensual decision with AIFF. This settlement allowed AIFF to proceed with the open tender.
Published – September 19, 2025 11:22 am IST
