kolkata the legendary bhaichung bhutia on monday welcomed the supreme court decision to remove the committee of administrators as it was done to salvage the u17 womens world cup and ensure revocation of the fifa ban on indiathe top court modified its earlier order to facilitate the holding of the womens agegroup showpiece in india in october and revocation of suspension of all india football federation aiff by the world governing body fifaread alsofifa ban sc says coa to cease to exist postpones aiff poll schedule by one weekthe supreme court on monday directed that the three member committee of administrators appointed to oversee the affairs of the all india football federation aiff should cease to existthe coa had been overseeing the affairs of the aiff since the may 18 sc ordertodays sc decision was in the interest of indian football and not for any party or the other the first priority was the fifa u17 womens world cup thats a prestige issue for india the second is the lifting of the ban on india bhutia said on the sidelines of the launch of the bangla soccer leaguethe priority for all of us players coa state associations is to ensure the hosting of the womens u17 world cup and the ban is lifteda bench of justices dy chandrachud and as bopanna postponed the august 28 elections of the aiff which were to be held under the aegis of the scappointed threemember coa by one week to allow a changed electoral college and starting of nomination processthe top court passed the order on an application filed by the ministry of youth affairs and sports seeking modifications of an earlier order in view of the discussions with fifabhutia a talisman of the national team during his illustrious career had filed his nomination papers for the aiff presidents post but after mondays supreme court decision the whole poll process will start againhe has also filed an application for intervention to the sc making the plea that the top court should give full effect to its earlier order that 36 eminent players should have voting rights as part of the electoral collegethe top court however ruled that the voters lists for the aiff polls would only consist of 36 representatives of stateut member associations as is being sought by fifaasked if he was disappointed that the sc decision has left the explayers out of the electoral college the former captain said yes i had appealed that players should also be represented in the general assembly but the priority at this moment is to make sure that the ban is revoked and the u17 womens world cup is heldthe players will keep on fighting keep on appealing to the federation to the sports ministry and the supreme court that when the constitution of the aiff is framed in future the exfootballers should also get voting rights they can contribute in administration and decision makingfor the last 75 years we have not seen any