
National Sports Governance Act 2025: From Ad-Hoc Oversight to Statutory Reform in Indian Sports
For years, Indian sport operated on an unwritten principle: no matter how messy a federation’s internal politics became, courts and ad hoc committees would eventually sort it out. That informal arrangement came to an end in August 2022 when FIFA suspended the All India Football Federation, citing undue influence from a Supreme Court-appointed committee overseeing its affairs. This temporary but unprecedented suspension threatened India's hosting of the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup just days before kick-off.






