The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide on N. Srinivasan's position as Board of Control for Cricket in India president on October 7. The apex has expressed concern over things happening in the Board. It said: "Fact is so many things are coming out of IPL and BCCI, something is seriously wrong with the apex body controlling cricket."
The BCCI's lawyer told the Supreme Court that Srinivasan will keep away from IPL-related issues and a probe committee comprising Arun Jaitley and Vivek Gupta will be formed to probe the IPL scandal. The Cricket Association of Bihar which had filed a petition against Srinivasan said the IPL probe should be done by outsiders and not by BCCI.
The Supreme Court on Friday had allowed Srinivasan to attend the BCCI Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Sunday and even contest an election. However, the two-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A.K. Patnaik and Jagdish Singh Khehar said Srinivasan, if elected, will be allowed to take charge only after the court disposed of a Cricket Association of Bihar application that is seeking to stop Srinivasan from associating himself with the BCCI in any capacity.
At the BCCI AGM, Srinivasan, as expected, got a year's extension as Board president. His two-year tenure had come to an end this month. Srinivasan and his panel of office-bearers were elected unopposed. Srinivasan categorically said on Sunday evening he was not taking charge of the BCCI as per the instructions of the Supreme Court but has asked other office bearers to do so.
"I have won unopposed but I am not taking charge. I have asked the new office bearers to take charge," he told the media in a brief interaction.
The Bihar association has been a thorn in Srinivasan's flesh. In August, the Bihar body moved the Supreme Court to institute a fresh panel to probe the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandals. Last Monday, it filed an application seeking an interim injunction restraining Srinivasan from attending the September 29 meeting. The petition, filed by Aditya Verma on behalf of the Bihar body, claimed that Srinivasan has no "moral authority" to vie for a third year as BCCI chief. However, the court allowed Srinivasan to contest an election, but only just.
Srinivasan, considered one of the most influential men in world cricket, agreed to step aside as Board president in June after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested, and later released on bail, over alleged involvement in the IPL betting scandal. Gurunath has been subsequently mentioned in a Mumbai Police chargesheet for betting.
The BCCI's lawyer told the Supreme Court that Srinivasan will keep away from IPL-related issues and a probe committee comprising Arun Jaitley and Vivek Gupta will be formed to probe the IPL scandal. The Cricket Association of Bihar which had filed a petition against Srinivasan said the IPL probe should be done by outsiders and not by BCCI.
The Supreme Court on Friday had allowed Srinivasan to attend the BCCI Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Sunday and even contest an election. However, the two-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A.K. Patnaik and Jagdish Singh Khehar said Srinivasan, if elected, will be allowed to take charge only after the court disposed of a Cricket Association of Bihar application that is seeking to stop Srinivasan from associating himself with the BCCI in any capacity.
At the BCCI AGM, Srinivasan, as expected, got a year's extension as Board president. His two-year tenure had come to an end this month. Srinivasan and his panel of office-bearers were elected unopposed. Srinivasan categorically said on Sunday evening he was not taking charge of the BCCI as per the instructions of the Supreme Court but has asked other office bearers to do so.
"I have won unopposed but I am not taking charge. I have asked the new office bearers to take charge," he told the media in a brief interaction.
The Bihar association has been a thorn in Srinivasan's flesh. In August, the Bihar body moved the Supreme Court to institute a fresh panel to probe the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandals. Last Monday, it filed an application seeking an interim injunction restraining Srinivasan from attending the September 29 meeting. The petition, filed by Aditya Verma on behalf of the Bihar body, claimed that Srinivasan has no "moral authority" to vie for a third year as BCCI chief. However, the court allowed Srinivasan to contest an election, but only just.
Srinivasan, considered one of the most influential men in world cricket, agreed to step aside as Board president in June after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested, and later released on bail, over alleged involvement in the IPL betting scandal. Gurunath has been subsequently mentioned in a Mumbai Police chargesheet for betting.
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