NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing in the case related to reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to November 29.
The BCCI had submitted a draft constitution to the court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which filed a report on Friday.
During the last hearing in September, the apex court had pulled up the BCCI for the ongoing delay in the implementation of the Justice RM Lodha Committee reforms.
Apart from asking the BCCI to give suggestions to CoA for a new Constitution, the special Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the draft constitution should include suggestions of the Lodha committee in its entirety so that a holistic document can be placed before the apex court for a final decision.
The Bench had also said that it will re-look the One State-One Vote rule ruling, which has been a bone of contention as all BCCI state units have shown their reservation over the particular point.
The CoA, in a scathing report submitted to the apex court on August 16, had sought the removal of the entire top brass of the BCCI for non-compliance of Lodha Panel reforms.
In the fifth status Report, the CoA had asked the apex court to hand over the “governance, management and administration” of the BCCI to them, further stating that they would need the help of a professional group, currently headed by BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, to run the board.
“…it is only fair that the current office-bearers be treated in the same manner because a further period of six months have elapsed since the said office-bearers submitted their undertakings and reforms mandated by Hon’ble Court have still not been implemented.
“It is clear that current office-bearers are not in position to make good on their undertakings and ensure that reforms mandated by this Hon’ble Court is implemented.”
The primary recommendations by Lodha panel pertaining to good governance consists of one state one vote, age cap of 70 years, cooling off period after every three years in office and no minister or bureaucrat become an office bearer in BCCI.
