East Bengal are likely to appeal the verdict of the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Player Status Committee which has cleared Jobby Justin to join ATK.
The Committee has passed the final verdict in favour of the player's move from East Bengal to ATK for the upcoming season, contrary to the earlier verdict passed by the Players' Status Committee of the Indian Football Association's (IFA), West Bengal.
According to The AIFF Committee, "the letters submitted by East Bengal cannot be considered as a valid Player’s Agreement as it does not fulfill all four essentialia negotii of a player’s agreement.