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The Asst Charity Commissioner M M Gavande, who heard the matter, seems to have agreed with the petitioners as he has observed in his order while allowing their misc application and postponing the executive committee meeting till the main application under Section 41-A is decided finally.
“I am of the opinion that, it would not be in the interest of the trust (MDFA) to allow the present executive council to hold such meetings when admittedly its tenure is already over,” he remarked. He also faulted the MDFA office bearers for their failure to file “change reports” about changes in the line-up of office bearers from the list filed immediately after the previous election, as required under the law. “This shows that there is no proper management in the trust. Under these circumstances it will not be proper to allow the executive council to hold such a meeting when there is objection from the members of executive council,” he observed.
The MDFA has about 350 registered clubs and conducts leagues for the 3rd, 2nd, 1st, super and elite divisions besides a women’s league. The third division has some 150 teams and the second around 80 teams, making them a solid vote bank waiting to be tapped by ambitious officials. The intention was to start the 3rd and 2nd division leagues so they the ‘powers that be’ could familiarize themselves with team officials when they came in to give their entries and canvass for their votes, said a source.
It must be remembered that the previous ruling faction was so scared of elections that though they were called in 2009, no elections actually took place as everybody (about 27 persons) was declared elected unopposed after the contesting candidates were pruned down to the bare minimum by making some withdraw their candidatures or rejecting their nomination forms.
The MDFA should have kicked off its new season in April-May with the start of the lower leagues as it used to do in the past. The women’s league was started in May and completed in early June. The elite division (in which the I-League teams take part) was not held last season due to various constraints, one being that the Cooperage stadium renovation is not yet complete. It should hopefully be ready for action in the next few months.
