Complaint filed with IGS against GBA officials PANAJI: A complaint was filed by 3 basketball players/organizers on Tuesday against few officials of the Goa Basketball Association at the Office of the Inspector General of Societies, District Registrar North, for allegedly indulging in illegalities, mismanagement of affairs, financial irregularities, deception, fraud and cheating.
The complainants have sought investigation against Goa Basketball Association under section 20 (A) for the said illegalities. The complaint points out that GBA, in its original constitution, membership comprised of individual members and collective members where in the collective members were affiliated schools, clubs and institutions. The Constitution was fraudulently and through wrongful process amended on February 25, 2001 by select few members without sending notices to Life Members and/or affiliated schools, clubs and institutions, the complaint maintained adding that even founding members were not spared and their names unceremoniously removed from the registers of the Association without even notices having been served on them. “This was done with an ulterior motive by the then President of the Association, Mr C F Vaz and the then secretary Mr Shekhar Chand Jain, with an ulterior motive of holding on to power perpetually, through fraudulent means, even though these two did not enjoy the support of the vast majority of the members,” the complaint claimed. The complaint pointed out how Mr Vaz and Mr Jain continue to manage the affairs of the Association through fraud and deception, though the term of the previous managing committee came to an end in the year 2001. “No attempts have been made to hold fresh elections. In the meantime, Mr Vaz continues to function as the President and Mr Jain as the Secretary,” the complaint stated making a mention of Mr Shankar Naik and Mr Govind Chodankar for allegedly indulging in one wrongful act after another which go against the provisions of the Societies Registration Act and against all possible laws and norms. The complaint also takes a dig at Mr Vaz for furnishing false and misleading affidavits to carry forward his motives and designs. “This has been done by him in connivance with Mr Shekhar Jain and the two other members,” the complaint alleges. “Documents submitted for the purpose of the renewals are also misleading. Many of the other members who refused to sign the documents owing to blatant illegalities/ irregularities have been shown as being out of station when they have been very much within the territory of the State at that time. “The Association has now been declared as an unregistered Society under the Societies Registration Act and has lost its legal status; yet, the President Mr Vaz continues to function illegally as its President and Mr Jain as its Secretary and this is being done by them in connivance with certain Basketball Federation of India Officials, showing complete disregard to the laws of the land and the rights of Goan sportspersons,” the complaint further states. It also points out that fabricated documents have been submitted to the Office of the District Registrar for carrying out renewal process, such as Form VI, i.e the List of Members to be maintained by the Association, Minutes of Meetings, etc. A perusal of these documents will clearly reveal the extent of fraud/deception these two individuals have played on the office of the District Registrar, the complain states. The General Body Meetings have also been held with only 4 members present. By being continuously in the Association without having obtained prior sanctions from their concerned Departments, these State/Central Government employees have violated CCS Service Conduct Rules and other Government Orders/ Memorandums, namely the Sports Ministry Circular dated February 4, 2010 and the DOPT OM 11013/9/93-Estt.(A), which do not permit them to hold elective posts in the Association for more than 4 years, the complaint disclosed. “By continuously clinging on to such posts without mandate, these State/ Central government employees have indulged in acts unbecoming of Government Servants which makes them liable for strict action,” the compliant said. The complaint appraised the Inspector General of Societies of making a note of the fact that from time to time, the Government has also financed the Association directly and indirectly and the selection of the Basketball Teams that represent the Goa State in various age categories such as sub-juniors and Juniors, Men’s, Ladies, etc is also being conducted by them. “Basketball players have been suffering and are being subjected to hostile discrimination for no fault of theirs and there has been a severe violation on their human rights on account of the misdeeds of these self-appointed officials,” the complaint mentioned. Source: http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/complaint-filed-igs-against-gba-officials
