Today, the Supreme Court of India has appointed, Justice L. Nageswara Rao to finalise the draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), scrutinising objections and suggestions from stakeholders, and submit a comprehensive report by July 31.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice J.B, Pardiwala said: “We are of the considered view that a similar exercise was carried out under the orders of this court in relation to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by Justice L. Nageswara Rao. It would be appropriate to entrust the task of finalizing the constitution to the former judge of this court.

“Many of the objections which have been raised here would find a considerable degree of overlap in the proceedings which took place in IOA for the former apex court judge. In the circumstances, we request Justice Rao, to take up the task of considering the draft constitution as proposed by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) and now which is being propounded by amicus curiae.”

The bench said in preparing his report, Justice Rao is requested to hear all the stakeholders and the exercise considering the draft constitution and submitting the comprehensive report.