Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before the top court, updating it about the recent developments and asking to hear the issue tomorrow. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said it will hear the matter on Wednesday.
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The decision of FIFA has stripped the country of the right to host the Under-17 Women`s World Cup, scheduled for October. FIFA suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect citing "undue influence" from third parties.
"The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes," FIFA said in a statement.
Solicitor General mentioning the matter told the bench that some development has taken place in the matter related to AIFF pending before it and requested that the matter be heard tomorrow."There is some development. The matter may not be deleted. FIFA has sent a letter, it`s in the public domain," Mehta told the Supreme Court.
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Justice Chandrachud said the AIFF matter is listed for hearing tomorrow and it will not be deleted. "It would not be deleted. Court master says it is the first item tomorrow," the bench said. Mehta said he will submit a letter from FIFA which is already in the public domain.
FIFA, the apex football body on Tuesday announced that it has decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect and the decision was taken unanimously by the Bureau of the FIFA Council. The decision has been taken due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.
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In a press statement, the FIFA said that the suspension will be revoked once the order appointing the Committee of Administrators (CoA) to assume the powers of of the AIFF Executive Committee is repealed
