The Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) on Friday accused India Cements Ltd. vice-chairman and managing director N. Srinivasan of committing “gross contempt” of the Supreme Court’s order by chairing a meeting of the working committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on February 8.
The meeting fixed March 2 as the date for the BCCI elections. In a notice, the CAB said BCCI working committee members were “equally guilty of committing contempt of the Supreme Court” by allowing Mr. Srinivasan to chair the meeting. The notice set an ultimatum for the working committee to issue a statement that Mr. Srinivasan was allowed to chair the meeting “due to improper understanding” of the Supreme Court order dated January 22.
The court order found Mr. Srinivasan acting in conflict of interest by donning the caps of both cricket administrator and Indian Premier League team owner.
The contempt notice recounted how the Supreme Court on December 9, 2014, passed “adverse comments” when it discovered that Mr. Srinivasan attended the BCCI working committee meetings in his capacity as TNCA president.
A Board source close to Mr. Srinivasan told The Hindu: “It is our understanding of the situation that he [Mr. Srinivasan] has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Supreme Court in its final order. He was well within his rights to attend and chair the working committee meeting here. The other side has the right to have its own view. We are very confident of our position.”
( Additional reporting by S. Dinakar in Chennai )
