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Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Vice Chancellor of CLDU in Haryana's Sirsa replaced 4 months after appointment
Barely four months after being appointed as the vice-chancellor of Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU) in Haryana's Sirsa, Professor Narsi Ram Bishnoi was Monday replaced with Governor Bandaru Dattatraya, who is also the varsity's Chancellor, appointing Dr Vijay Kumar to the post. In a notification, Haryana Raj Bhawan said, 'Dr Vijay Kumar, Professor of Physics, has been appointed as vice-chancellor, CDLU, Sirsa, for a period of three years or till he attains the age of 68 years whichever is earlier, with effect from the date he assumes the charge of his office. Terms and conditions of the appointment will be determined on the advice of the state government later on'. Bishnoi had taken over as vice-chancellor of CDLU on January 25. He was previously vice chancellor of Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST), Hisar. Soon after taking over as V-C, Bishnoi renamed buildings at CDLU, igniting political controversy. On May 19, the multipurpose hall of the CDLU was named after Namdhari reformer Guru Ram Singh. Two days later, the IT data and computer centre was renamed after environmental martyr Mata Amrita Devi Bishnoi. On May 23, the Student Activity Centre was named after Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar. On Sunday, CDLU announced that its information centre and guidance bureau would be named after Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal. The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), led by Haryana's former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, had been protesting against Narsi Ram Bishnoi. During a press conference Sunday, Digvijay Singh, JJP's state secretary general and Dushyant's younger brother, accused Bishnoi of allegedly 'exceeding his mandate'. Singh claimed that the student activity centre was originally slated to be named after Punjab's former chief minister, Parkash Singh Badal, and Dushyant Chautala had already announced it. Singh added that the party did not have an objection to naming a building after Veer Savarkar, but it should not have been done by replacing Parkash Singh Badal's name. 'While I respect Veer Savarkar ji, but Parkash Singh Badal's contributions to the farming community and the region need to be equally respected, and cannot be ignored,' he said, and demanded that Badal's name be restored to the hall and 'Savarkar's name be assigned to another facility'. The JJP leader also urged Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to intervene, and warned of statewide protests if corrective action was not taken. Haryana government officials, however, told The Indian Express that it was a 'routine transfer'.
Indian Express
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Why I-League fiasco involving Churchill Brothers and Inter Kashi is another blow to All India Football Federation's credibility
In another universe, the story could have been about the return of Churchill Brothers — one of India's finest legacy football clubs — to the country's top division. Or, it would have been about a team formed just 21 months ago, representing India's most populous state but a footballing black hole — Uttar Pradesh — staging a remarkable triumph before their second birthday. Either way, it would have made for a compelling tale, one that the I-League — severely mishandled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) — constantly keeps producing. Yet, it is neither. On Sunday, three weeks after the final round of matches were played, the AIFF handed over the I-League trophy to Churchill Brothers. Minutes later, rather embarrassingly, they had to ring the club and ask them to return the silverware. This, after the intervention of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Inter Kashi had appealed the AIFF's decision to declare Churchill as the champions before the sports court, which stayed the move. The AIFF claims they went ahead with the trophy presentation as they were unaware of the CAS order because their office was closed on Sunday. And so, India's tier 2 league still has no winners and the 13 Indian Super League teams will wait further to know which of the two teams — Churchill or Kashi — will join them in the top division next season. The reason for this mess? A mere technicality involving a nondescript, journeyman Brazilian forward who plays for neither of the two clubs. The controversy Dé — or Cledson Carvalho da Silva, a Brazilian centre forward — had played for a dozen clubs in seven years before he landed at Namdhari last year. In his uneventful career, he's played 117 matches and scored 35 times, according to the website Transfermarkt. It's the rare occasion Dé finds himself involved in a title battle — one where, ironically neither he nor his team Namdhari stand to gain. On January 13, Namdhari beat Inter Kashi 2-0 in the I-League. After the match was over, Inter Kashi disputed the result, alleging that Namdhari had fielded an ineligible player, Dé. They contended that Dé should have been suspended under the AIFF's rules, claiming he had accumulated four yellow cards through the season. The fact that one of his yellow cards led to a sending-off presented a confusing scenario for the parties involved. The protest and the appeal It took more than one month for the AIFF's Disciplinary Committee, headed by a former Uttarakhand High Court judge, to announce its verdict. On February 24, the committee upheld Inter Kashi's appeal and handed them a 3-0 win. At that point, it placed Inter Kashi above Churchill Brothers in the title race. Namdhari immediately appealed the decision. The Punjab-based club claimed that the AIFF's portal 'did not show' that the player was suspended for the match and hence, they fielded him. Another month later, on March 27, the AIFF Appeals Committee, headed by a former Allahabad High Court judge, put the earlier decision in abeyance. It meant that Churchill regained their position at the top of the table. The appeals committee said it would continue hearing the case on April 28, long after the league was done and dusted. On April 6, when the referees blew their whistles for the final time this season, celebrations erupted simultaneously in Srinagar, where Churchill did just enough against Real Kashmir to finish top of the table with 40 points, and in Kalyani, where Inter Kashi defeated Rajasthan United. Inter Kashi ended the season that afternoon at 39 points but hoped that if the AIFF's appeals committee give the verdict in their favour, like the disciplinary panel, they would get the three points and leapfrog Churchill to become champions. Amidst confusion and outcry over the lack of clarity regarding the champions, the appeals committee brought forward the hearing to April 12. And after speaking to all parties, it sided with Namdhari, thus paving the way for Churchill to be crowned the champions on April 20 — two weeks after the league was over. Inter Kashi approached CAS, which on Sunday, when the AIFF handed over the trophy to Churchill, stayed the decision. The saga, which will continue for the next few weeks (CAS has given Churchill and Namdhari time till Tuesday to submit their replies) has left the AIFF's reputation battered. AIFF's reputation in tatters The AIFF has already outsourced the running of the Indian Super League to Football Sports Development Limited, where Reliance Sports has a big say. It has left the national team in the doldrums because of a lack of vision. The grassroots programmes have been in limbo. Its coffers are drying up. And a Supreme Court verdict could well lead to another administrative shake-up. Amidst all the gloom hanging over Indian football, the I-League kept the romance alive by dishing out thrilling finales one season after another and producing new champions from different corners of the country. Now, they have bungled up that, too. This season could have been a story of the enduring resistance of the I-League. Rather, it turned into an event that landed another blow to the AIFF's credibility.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
AIFF asks Churchill Brothers to return I-League trophy
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday asked Churchill Brothers to return the I-League trophy it presented to the club despite a stay order from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). On Sunday, hours after the Switzerland-based CAS stayed AIFF's decision to declare Churchill Brothers as I-League champion and barred it from conducting any formal medal ceremony, the national federation awarded the winner's trophy to the Goan club. AIFF deputy secretary general M. Satyanarayan presented the trophy to Churchill Brothers players and later claimed that the federation learnt about the CAS order only after the ceremony was over as its secretariat was closed on Sunday. But on Monday, the AIFF was forced to ask Churchill to return the trophy. 'On Monday, we have written to Churchill Brothers to return the I-League trophy,' an AIFF source told PTI on condition of anonymity. READ: Chhangte: I believe something good will happen this year for Indian national team 'We are bound to obey CAS order. Let the CAS decide on the matter, and we will hand over the trophy after the decision.' The AIFF Disciplinary Committee had awarded a 3-0 forfeit win and three points to Inter Kashi after ruling that Namdhari fielded an 'ineligible player'. That decision would have taken Inter Kashi to 42 points, enough to clinch the title. However, the AIFF Appeals Committee later put the Disciplinary Committee order 'inoperative and in abeyance' pending a final hearing. After a delayed process, including a postponed April 12 hearing due to Namdhari's counsel citing 'sickness', the AIFF's Appeals Committee on April 18 set aside the Disciplinary Committee's order and ruled in favour of Churchill. On the basis of its Appeal Committee ruling, the AIFF had declared Churchill Brothers as I-League champion. Related Topics AIFF / Churchill Brothers
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First Post
28-04-2025
- Sport
- First Post
I-League drama reaches new height: Despite CAS order, AIFF hands over trophy to Churchill Brothers
The All India Football Federation handed the I-League trophy and winners' medals to Churchill Brothers FC Goa in a ceremony on Sunday, only to find out they were prohibited from doing so by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. read more Churchill Brothers FC Goa finished with 40 points from 22 games at the end of the 2024-25 I-League season, one more than the second-placed Inter Kashi. Image credit: Instagram/churchillbrothersfcgoa The All India Football Federation (AIFF) found itself in an embarrassing situation after handing over the I-League trophy and winners' medals to Churchill Brothers FC Goa on Sunday despite an order from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) prohibiting them from doing so. The governing body for Indian football stated that they were not made aware of the CAS order due to a holiday in the AIFF Secretariat, and got to know about it only after the ceremony had already taken place in Goa on Sunday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The AIFF would like to clarify that, with regard to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) order, due to a holiday in the AIFF Secretariat, the federation was only informed of the order at a time when the ceremony had already concluded in Goa,' read a statement from the AIFF. More from Football 'The AIFF remains committed to adhering to all regulatory and legal processes and will take appropriate action,' it added. The Lausanne-based CAS had barred the AIFF from declaring a winner in the 2024-25 season, which had concluded on 6 April, or conducting a medal ceremony until the ongoing arbitration involving Inter Kashi is resolved. 'The All India Football Federation is ordered not to declare the winner of the I-League 2024/2025 or organise a medal ceremony for the I-League 2024-25 until the present arbitration has been concluded,' Elizabeth Steiner, the Deputy President of CAS' Appeals Arbitration Division, said in a statement. Why Inter Kashi have filed an appeal before CAS Churchill Brothers had finished with 40 points from 22 games at the end of the season, one more than Inter Kashi, and were set to join the Indian Super League (ISL) – the top division of Indian football – by virtue of being the I-League champion. Inter Kashi, however, had played a game against Namdhari FC in which their opponents collected a 2-0 win while reportedly fielding an ineligible player. Kashi appealed against Namdhari fielding Brazilian forward Cledson Carvalho da Silva despite picking up four yellow cards prior to the game, which should have resulted in his suspension. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Namdhari thus were docked the three points they had collected following their victory, which were awarded to Kashi. Things, however, started getting complicated for all parties involved after Namdhari appealed against the decision before the Delhi-based governing body, claiming Cledson was fielded as the 'AIFF CMS portal did not show the player was banned for the game". Thus the 3-0 victory that was awarded to Inter Kashi due to Namdhari FC's 'forfeiture' as a result of fielding an ineligible player was put on hold until the AIFF arrived at a final decision. Kashi have since welcomed CAS' order putting a hold to Churchill Brothers' celebrations. Should the final verdict come out in their favour, Kashi will finish with 42 points to their name instead of 39 and will lift the trophy and book their ISL ticket as a result. 'Inter Kashi eagerly awaits a truly free and fair hearing of the matter at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and maintains that the case involves a simple interpretation of rules and regulations based on some undisputed facts,' the club based in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi said in a statement. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The AIFF as well as Churchill Brothers and Namdhari FC have been granted time until Tuesday, 29 April to file a full reply to Inter Kashi's application for provisional measures, according to CAS.
The Print
27-04-2025
- Sport
- The Print
CAS stays AIFF decision to crown Churchill as I-League champions on application from Inter Kashi
In an order passed 'on request for provisional measures', Elizabeth Steiner, the Deputy President of the Appeals Arbitration Division of the CAS, also barred the AIFF from conducting any medal ceremony till the case is decided. The AIFF, on April 18, belatedly announced Churchill Brothers as the I-League champions after the its Appeals Committee ruled against second-placed Inter Kashi, who had then knocked the doors of the world's highest sports tribunal based in Switzerland. New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) The drama surrounding this season's I-League title continued as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Sunday stayed the decision of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to declare Churchill Brothers of Goa as the champions on an application filed by Inter Kashi. 'The decision rendered by the Appeal Committee of All India Football Federation rendered on 18 April 2025 is stayed,' Elizabeth Steiner said in an 'ex parte' order. 'The All India Football Federation is ordered not to declare the winner of the I-League 2024/2025 or organise a medal ceremony for the I-League 2024-25 until the present arbitration has been concluded,' said the Austrian jurist. In 'ex parte' order, the proceeding or action involves only one party without notice to the other. These orders are in place only until further hearings can be held. The CAS granted the respondents, including the AIFF and Churchill Brothers 'a time limit to file a full reply to the application for provisional measures until 29 April 2025.' 'The costs of the present Order shall be determined in the final award or in any other final disposition of this arbitration,' the order said. Churchill Brothers had finished provisionally on top of the table with 40 points after the final round on April 6. But, their title and Indian Super League promotion were subject to the outcome of Inter Kashi's disputed points from their January 13 match against Namdhari SC, which the latter had won 2-0. The AIFF Disciplinary Committee had awarded a 3-0 forfeit win and three points to Inter Kashi after ruling that Namdhari fielded an 'ineligible player'. That decision would have taken Inter Kashi to 42 points, enough to clinch the title. However, the AIFF Appeals Committee later put the Disciplinary Committee order 'inoperative and in abeyance' pending a final hearing. After a delayed process, including a postponed April 12 hearing due to Namdhari's counsel citing 'sickness', the AIFF's Appeals Committee on April 18 set aside the Disciplinary Committee's order and ruled in favour of Churchill. On the basis of its Appeal Committee ruling, the AIFF had declared Churchill Brothers as I-League champions. Inter Kashi had, however, released a statement signalling their intent to escalate the matter to CAS. 'The conclusion of the hearing, and with it, the exhaustion of all internal dispute resolution processes, enables Inter Kashi to approach the CAS for a truly free and fair hearing of the matter. 'Inter Kashi will keep no stone unturned to secure justice, and any celebration in the interim may ultimately prove to be premature in nature,' the club had said in a statement. PTI PDS PDS AH AH This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
