The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea by the Union government over the issue of Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) suspending the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect.
The FIFA suspension has stripped the country of the right to host the Under-17 Women's World Cup scheduled in October.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, mentioned the AIFF matter before a Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna. “One matter is coming up tomorrow (August 17) with reference to AIFF. There was some development yesterday (Monday). It may not