The situation went from bad to worse when Praful Patel stayed in office despite a pending Supreme Court case.
He refused to hold elections until the issue of a new constitution was decided by the top court.
The maximum term allowed to a national sports federation chief is twelve years.
The host of officials from state units, along with a former footballer and current leader of the party, approached the court in their own capacities demanding intervention.
After the 75th anniversary of India's independence, the AIFF was suspended by world football's governing body.
The Supreme Court's verdict forced the AIFF to step down. The committee of administrators is headed by a former top court judge and includes an ex- Indian football team captain.
The sports body was placed under a committee of administrators.
The way forward on holding the long-pending elections of the national federation at the earliest is being discussed by the COA and members of some affiliated units.
The first round of talks between the visiting FIFA-AFC team and the COA has gone well.
The AIFF constitution needs to be approved by July 31 in order for elections to take place by September 15.
The final draft constitution was prepared by the CoA but AIFF state units were not happy with it.
Several clauses of the final draft are discrimination and illogical according to the state associations.
The Supreme court endorsed the need to speed up the elections.
The draft constitution of the CoA states that 50 percent of the executive committee should be co-opted members.
The Supreme Court will hear the details of the elections on August 3.
The schedule proposed by the CoA, which is running the affairs of the national federation, has been directed by the Supreme Court.
The electoral college for the executive committee of AIFF will have representatives from 36 state associations.
The AIFF is in danger of losing its right to host the women's U17 World Cup because of a third party influence.
The All India Football Federation is on track, according to the COA.
The Supreme Court was interfered with by the ousted AIFF president.
The Supreme Court warned the state units of ''exercising its authority'' if they interfered with the justice.
The electoral college for the general body elections, which are to be held on August 28, has 36 "eminent" players in it.
The Sports Ministry was informed by the world governing body of its opposition to individual members being included in the electoral college for the AIFF elections.
* FIFA suspends AIFF due to ''undue influence from third parties'' and says the U-17 Women's World Cup ''cannot currently be held in India as planned.''
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