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Former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell will lead an independent review of Hockey Canada's governance. The review will begin immediately and is expected to provide interim recommendations before Hockey Canada's annual general meeting in November.
The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have lost a Supreme Court bid to block the withdrawal of his life-sustaining treatment pending a review of his case by a UN committee.
FIFA ban on the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Supreme Court said on Thursday it will first deal with the issue of holding elections to it so a democratically elected body is in place well ahead of the under-17 Women's World Cup. A FIFA ban, on account of delayed elections to the AIFF, may result in the Women's U-17 World Cup being shifted outside India. The tournament is to be held in three venues from October 11 to 30.
BCCI) seeking to amend its constitution with regard to the tenure of its office bearers including President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah. A bench comprising Chief Justice N Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli deferred till Thursday the matter after senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the BCCI, sought adjournment. The counsel for the Bihar Cricket Association said that office bearers are continuing in office after their terms have ended technically.
Former Supreme Court judge Vineet Saran has taken over as the BCCI's ethics officer and ombudsman, filling the dual posts lying vacant for a year. Saran has succeeded Justice (Retd) D K Jain, whose term ended in June last year. "Honourable Justice Saran's appointment was made last month," a BCCI official told PTI. Saran, 65, is a former Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, and also served as a judge in Karnataka and Allahabad High Court. When contacted, Saran, who calls himself a cricket lover, said: "I took charge last month, but I have not passed any order yet."
FIFA ban looked a real possibility on Tuesday after the commercial partners of the sport's governing body in the country approached the Supreme Court over contentious clauses in the draft constitution. Many state associations and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) marketing partners who run the Indian Super League (ISL), have both filed separate intervention applications in the apex court with the main bone of contention being which among the I-League and ISL would be the country's top-tier league going ahead.
The Supreme Court permitted senior advocate Harish Salve to appear virtually on Wednesday when the plea of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking to amend its constitution with regard to the tenure of its office bearers including President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah would be taken up. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli was urged by a lawyer that the scheduled Wednesday hearing of the BCCI matter has been fixed through physical mode.
The final draft constitution of the All India Football Federation, which has been framed by the Committee of Administrators (CoA), has been submitted to the Supreme Court for its approval. It was submitted to the apex court on Friday, the AIFF said in a statement on Saturday. AIFF acting general secretary Sunando Dhar said:"After a lengthy set of discussions with various stakeholders, the draft Constitution of the AIFF has finally been submitted to the honourable court.