Business leaders, civil servants, politicians, and so on make up the club’s membership. The current situation has created immense tension among the members. I hear from some old families sharing that all this could have been avoided if only Nizam Club had deigned to establish an advisory council-a representative body of the members charged with the responsibility of setting matters straight and avoiding the current desperate situation.
To resolve the crisis, which was anticipated due to these clearing violations of law, a meeting was summoned on the 6th January 2026 to present any rephrased amendments required for the alleged crises. No answers were given..lrrelevantly, three members approached the court to seal the club’s directives effective from 6th January 2926 till the next disturbance by the same judgment?
A group of members petitioned the association, stating that the club’s mission was not executed as per established procedures. He did not have the right to remain the president after his term elapsed. Mr. Amarendar Reddy denied all these allegations as well and said, “We also have this thing where elections are every two years. As election time comes, I am allowed to do it year by year, so it is a procedural delay and not deliberate action ye.”
Reddy referenced a recent civil court verdict that seemed to contradict his position. The court held that, instead, it is the joint secretary who should be given the mandate under the byelaws to take up his duties when no elections are conducted after the completion of the secretary’s term.
The struggle among the members led to the impasse of the club’s day-to-day workings. Also, President Zafar Javeed pointed out to the readers that many administrative acts were also being taken despite the fact that the tenure of the secretary ended a long time back-decisions that included signing checks. He was also committed to following guidelines for disruption of member-demanded activities. He maintained that the best-intended requisition, signed by over 200 members, was rejected while the terms of objection specified were not satisfactorily explained: “By doing so, the matter of impasse has been made me worsened. The suppliers were forced to stop the supplies, and the bank was ready to restrict the transactions for authorizations that they now lacked.”
In addition to governance, allusions have also been made to the deteriorating state of the club’s in terms of infrastructure. Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed, a businessman whose family has been a part of the club for over 40 years, pointed out poor maintenance despite a substantial allocation towards the improvement of the club. “An amount of ₹14 crore was spent on the sports complex, but every time it rains, it starts leaking. The condition of the facilities is poor, and the menu hasn’t changed for years. Many have altogether stopped visiting,” he says, emphasizing that there has to be immediate elections to bring the club back on track.
The Nizam Club, constructed on land given by Mehboob Ali Pasha, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, has been forever held as the symbol of the social elite of the city. It is said that with a total of over 6,200 members today, it will be essential for the legacy and the operation of this historical institution to overcome the election deadlock in a timely manner.
