control board for Cricket In India (BCCI) on Friday moved the Supreme Court for urgent hearing on a plea seeking approval to amend the rules of the constitution of the board.
Senior advocate PS Patwalia mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari. Patwalia submitted before the bench that the matter is pending for two years and urged the court to consider it immediately, as the approval of the amendments is necessary. He said amendments after the verdict are in the pipeline and they are pending.
“We will see if it can be listed next week”, the Chief Justice said.
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In April last year, the apex court had adjourned the BCCI’s plea after the amicus curiae in the case, senior advocate PS Narasimha, who is now a Supreme Court judge, sought some time to compile the submissions of the counsel involved in the case. Had given.
The BCCI framed its constitution based on the recommendations of the committee of retired Justice RM Lodha, which mandated a three-year cooling-off after six years in the office of an office-bearer: either at the state level or in the BCCI.
Sourav Ganguly’s tenure as BCCI President and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah will end in September 2022. At present, his tenure is technically in extension as the apex court has not heard the petition for amendment of the rules.
The BCCI general body during an AGM in December 2019 proposed six amendments, including one of Rule 6 of the Constitution, which barred BCCI and state board functionaries from holding office for more than six consecutive years was.
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