October 31, 2017 6:26 PM

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Delhi High Court sets aside election of Praful Patel as AIFF president

Delhi High Court has set aside the December 20th election of Praful Patel as President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) while calling for a fresh election within five months. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has been made AIFF administrator. <br/><br/>The court further observed that the AIFF elections were conducted without adhering to the National Sports Code. The judgement was passed by a bench comprising Justice S.Ravindra Bhat and Justice Najmi Waziri. <br/><br/>It came on a Public Interest Litigation filed by sports activist and lawyer Rahul Mehra. <br/><br/>Patel was unanimously elected as president of AIFF in the Annual General Meeting for a third time after being elected in 2012 as well. <br/>

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