Mohun Bagan AC has been suspended from the I-League as a result to the incidents during the Kolkata Derby on December 9. The club will be suspended from the ongoing 2012/13 season and the next two editions of the I-League.

The decision was taken by the I-League Core-Committee based on a report by Hon’ble Justice A. K. Ganguly today.

Official AIFF Press Release:

The I-League Core Committee of All India Football Federation (AIFF) received the detailed Report dated 26th December 2012 of the Hon’ble Justice A. K. Ganguly relating to I-League Match No. 68 between Kingfisher East Bengal (KEB) and Mcdowell Mohun Bagan (MMB) played at Yuba Bharati Stadium, Salt Lake City Kolkata on 9 December 2012.

Justice Ganguly in his report has concluded that the decision of MMB for not playing the match after the interval cannot be supported on the grounds of Force Majeure and accordingly MMB has breached Regulation 22 of the I-League Regulation 2012-2013.

The I-League Core  Committee endorsed the decision of Justice A.K. Ganguly that MMB  was in breach of I-League regulations and therefore in terms of regulation 22(c) the mandatory and automatic impositions on MMB  (i) of being considered to have withdrawn from the I-League Competition 2012-2013 (ii) to have all its matches in the I-League Competition 2012-2013 cancelled and considered null and void (all points, goals scored and goal against being taken away); (iii) being disqualified from taking part in the next two (2) editions of the I-League Competitions; (iv) to return to the I-League any financial stipends that had been paid to it by I-League throughout the Competition 2012-2013 or forfeit the right to the same, are hereby notified to have been imposed upon and effective with immediate effect.

The I-League Core Committee also decided that in the subject matters of “quantification of the amount of compensation”, “extension of the suspension, if any” and “additional sanctions and fines, if any”, a meeting of the Committee be convened on 9th January, 2013 at New Delhi and M/s. United Mohun Bagan Football Team Private Limited be requested to place its view points in regard to the factors relating to “quantification of the amount of compensation”, “extension of the suspension, if any” and “additional sanctions and fines, if any”.

Consequent to ‘Mcdowell Mohun Bagan’ being considered to have withdrawn from the I-League Competition 2012-2013 and having all its matches cancelled and considered null and void (all points, goals scored and goal against being taken away), the revised Fixture with re-structured Point Table will be published as soon as possible.

Sunando Dhar, the CEO of I-League has been authorised to communicate the detailed decision of the Committee, as above, through letter to M/s. United Mohun Bagan Football Team Private Limited and forward a copy of the Report of the Hon’ble Justice A. K. Ganguly dated 26th December 2012.