SC to hear today Lodha panel recommendation to remove BCCI brass

October 06, 2016 08:56 am | Updated November 17, 2021 06:26 am IST - New Delhi

The panel report said selectors of men, women and junior cricket were announced contrary to the norms of the Supreme Court verdict.

A newly constituted Special Bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud will hear on Thursday the Supreme Court-appointed former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha-led committee's recommendation to oust the entire brass of the cash-rich Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), including its president and BJP MP Anurag Thakur

A latest report of the panel has suggested that the top court order the “immediate” supercession of current BCCI office-bearers for blatant violations of the July 18 Supreme Court judgment, directing them to implement the panel's recommendations for transparency in administration.

“BCCI thinks they are a law unto themselves. They are wrong. . you behave like lords. Fall in line or else we wil make you,” Chief Justice Thakur warned the cricket body when the report was filed in court last week.

The court had given the BCCI time till October 6 to respond to the panel's request to replace the current lot of BCCI administrators from with a new crop who will “ensure the smooth transition from the old to the new system recommended by the committee”.

The committee has sought the court to declare all decisions taken by the BCCI found contrary to the court verdict of July 18 to be “declared non est and inefective”.

The panel report complained of "impediments" in the path of the implementation of the committee's recommendations.

The panel highlighted violations of several decisions taken at the meeting, including the unanimous election of Ajay Shirke as secretary of the BCCI for the remaining part of the term; the appointment of the all india senior selection committee (men and women); the authorisation of BCCI president and secretary to appoint the ombudsman for 2016-17 as Justice AP Shah's term has come to an end.

The panel report found fault with the meeting decision to let Mr. Thakur represent the BCCI in the International Cricket Council and Asian Cricket Council and the nomination of Mahashtra politician Sharad Pawar as alternate director in ICC meetings.

It questioned the decison to have Mr. Shirke to represent the BCCI in the CEC meeting of the ICC.

The report said the BCCI has gone back on its assurance to formally adopt the new memorandum ushering in transparency on September 28.

It said the board has not even issued directives to the member associations despite express directions from the committee.

It said selectors of men, women and junior cricket were announced contrary to the norms of the Supreme Court verdict.

It said the BCCI undertaking for nomination to the post of BCCI secretary was not in accordance with the norms approved by the court

The panel said these violations were committed while the review petition filed by the BCCI against the July 18 was lying with defects in the Supreme Court registry.

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