Srinagar, May 30: In a significant development that could shape the future governance of the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), newly elected President Javid Ahmad Kitab has exercised his constitutional authority to convene a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Association on June 6, 2026, at the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, Sonawar, Srinagar.
The decision comes amid growing differences within the Association’s newly elected administration and follows what the President described as the failure of the Secretary to issue a formal notification for the proposed meeting despite a prior direction issued on May 26, 2026.
In an official notice issued on Friday, Kitab stated that he was invoking powers vested in him under Rule 17(e) of the JKCA Constitution to convene the Special General Meeting. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 12 noon and is expected to be attended by authorized representatives of affiliated cricket clubs from across Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the notice, the President had earlier directed the Secretary to issue the notification along with a detailed agenda for the SGM. However, after no such notification was issued, Kitab decided to directly exercise his constitutional powers and formally convene the meeting himself.
Observers within JKCA view the move as an assertion of the authority vested in the office of the President and an attempt to ensure that key governance matters are deliberated upon by the Association’s general body without further delay.
The development gains added significance against the backdrop of recent disagreements within the Association over procedural and administrative issues.
The controversy intensified after an Apex Council meeting was reportedly convened in Jammu on May 25. The President had objected to the meeting, alleging that it was called without his authorization and without adherence to the mandatory notice requirements prescribed under the Constitution. Subsequently, legal proceedings were initiated, and a Srinagar court reportedly stayed the operation of the meeting pending adjudication.
The June 6 Special General Meeting is therefore expected to serve as an important forum for addressing several contentious issues that have emerged following the conduct of JKCA elections and the assumption of office by the newly elected body.
Cricket administrators and affiliated clubs have described the proposed meeting as historic, as it is expected to be the first full-fledged Special General Meeting of JKCA in over ten years.
