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[caption id="attachment_29284" align="alignnone" width="580"] Churchill Brothers wll be seen back in action in I League 2016-17.[/caption] Internet Desk: Within 24 hours after Dempo SC pulled itself out of I League, another former champion side from Goa, Churchill Brothers was reinstated in the league by the All India Football Federation. The AIFF held an Emergency Committee meeting on Thursday in compliance with the order passed by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court on November 28, wherein the Hon’ble court directed the  to consider the representation of Churchill Brothers Sports Club dated November 23, 2016. The members of the committee discussed the directives of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court dated November 28, 2016, in details. It was observed by the committee that the Hon’ble Delhi High Court has directed AIFF to take into account the track records and history of Churchill Bros. while considering their representation. In compliance with the specific direction of the Hon’ble High Court and also Churchill Brothers Sports Club’s commitment to fulfilling the licensing criteria as stipulated in the order dated November 28, 2016, the Committee unanimously decided to allow them to participate in the season 2016-17. With Churchill Brothers being reinstated the number of teams in the I-League increased to eight. Sources also reveal that Chennai City FC will be a new entrant to the league in 2016-17, giving the city its first ever I-League club. They will be the first club from Chennai in the national football fold since Indian Bank pulled out of what was then the National Football League (NFL). Minnerva Academy FC from Chandigarh, FC Bardez from Goa, Neroca FC from Imphal and Sudeva FC from Delhi are also in contention to be integrated into the I-League.