The Justice R.M. Lodha Committee, investigating the 2013 IPL betting controversy, has urged the Supreme Court for a five-month extension to recommend reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and complete its investigation into the alleged involvement of IPL chief operating officer Sundar Raman.
The Supreme Court-appointed committee, in a judgment on “punish first and debate later, has been given six months to complete its mandate.
On July 14, the committee ordered a life ban on Gurunath Meiyappan, a team official of Chennai Super Kings and son-in-law of former BCCI president N. Srinivasan, and Raj Kundra, former part-owner of Rajasthan Royals. It further issued a two-year ban on India Cements Ltd. and Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt Ltd., franchisees of CSK and Rajasthan Royals, respectively, for two years.
