NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has filed a petition requesting the Supreme Court to take up the case on extension of tenure of its office-bearers, Telegraph India reports.
While BCCI secretary Jay Shah will have to go into compulsory cooling-off period next month, board president Sourav Ganguly’s term ends in July. Both were elected unopposed on October 23, 2019.
Soon after its annual general meeting on December 1 last year, the BCCI had filed an appeal seeking the apex court’s approval on several amendments in its new constitution, including the cooling-off period, as prescribed by its general body.
The move was aimed at allowing Sourav, Shah and joint secretary Jayesh George to serve their full three-year terms.
“Yes the BCCI has filed a petition though both Sourav and Shah still have time… They should be allowed to serve full six years (3+3) at the BCCI. It will help in maintaining continuity at a time when there is lot of uncertainty because of the Covid-19 pandemic,” a well-placed source told Telegraph India on Tuesday.
“It’s a prayer. Orders have been amended in the past too,” the source said.
In the appeal seeking amendments, the BCCI had also mentioned that it did not want to involve the court in future decisions on constitutional amendments and proposed that a three-fourth majority at the AGM would be enough to take a final call.
SportzPower View: The Supreme Court will NOT give a positive (for the BCCI) ruling.
