The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that the conclusion of the Justice Mukul Mudgal panel report on spot-fixing and betting in IPL-2013 “does suggest misdemeanour” of some individuals and players .
While naming the four individuals against whom the probe was conducted — Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan (who has stepped aside), his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals Raj Kundra and IPL CEO Sundar Raman — a bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and Ibrahim Kalifulla decided to make public the report on them. The bench issued notice to them seeking their response after a copy of the report was furnished.
The bench also said the BCCI could not hold its annual general meeting and election scheduled for November 20 till the board addressed issues related to the IPL and the Mudgal panel report conclusions. Mr. Srinivasan , present ICC chairman, is seeking another term as the BCCI chief.
At the outset, Justice Thakur informed the counsels for the parties that the report, submitted in early November, was in two parts — one featuring players and the other the “non-playing actors in the drama.”
The bench directed the mater to be listed for further hearing on November 24.
