Delhi High Court Stays Operation Of Sacking Shaji Prabhakaran By All India Football Federation

AIFF had earlier removed Prabhakaran, one year into his tenure, last month citing a ‘breach of trust’.

Updated on: 8 December 2023 3:42 pm

Shaji Prabhakaran had served AIFF in some other capacity in the past.

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) decision to sack Shaji Prabhakaran from the general secretary post. (Football News)

The apex football body in the country had sacked Prabhakaran, one year in his tenure, from the post of secretary-general last month citing 'breach of trust' and the decision was sanctioned by the executive committee of AIFF.

A single bench of justice Subramonium Prasad passed an interim order to this effect.

"Yes, the Delhi High Court passed an order of stay," Prabhakaran's counsel K Parameswaran told PTI.

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While announcing Prabhakaran's sacking, the national federation had not mentioned what the breach of trust was that prompted the action.
Prabhakaran was appointed on September 3 last year at the first executive Committee meeting of the new dispensation led by Kalyan Chaubey, which took charge after the elections on September 2.

He was earlier serving as Football Delhi president before resigning from that post and taking charge as AIFF secretary-general on September 6, 2022. The next date of hearing is December 20.
(With PTI inputs)