BCCI vs Supreme Court: BCCI Cooling Off Period: After a long delay, the Supreme Court is finally set to hear BCCI’s plea on cooling off period for its office bearers. President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah are due to take cooling off period as recommended by RM Lodha Committe but the case has been pending in the SC. The SC will finally hear the plea next week. Follow Live Updates on Indian Cricket on InsideSport.IN.
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Krishna Murari was told by senior advocate PS Patwalia, appearing for the BCCI, that their application was filed two years ago and direction was given by the court to list the matter after two weeks.
BCCI vs Supreme Court: SC to finally hear BCCI’s plea on Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah’s COOLING OFF period next week: Follow Live Updates
“But then Covid happened and matter could not be listed. Please list this matter for urgent hearing because amendments to the constitution are in pipeline for two years now”, he said.
Patwalia said the earlier order of the court says that amendment to the constitution can only be done with prior permission of the court.
The bench said it will see that the matter is listed for next week.
Earlier, the Justice RM Lodha led committee had recommended reforms in the BCCI which have been accepted by the top court.
BCCI vs Supreme Court: SC to finally hear BCCI’s plea on Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah’s COOLING OFF period next week: Follow Live Updates
BCCI vs Supreme Court: What do Lodha Recommendations say?
- According to the recommendations, there should be a three-year cooling off period for the office bearers of the BCCI.
- The cooling off period will come into effect after a tenure of six years once a post comes to an end at the state cricket association or at the BCCI level.
- Sourav Ganguly was the president of Cricket Association of Bengal and Jay Shah was at the Gujarat Cricket Association.
- Both are due to step down from their post.
- The Annual General Meeting in September is likely to be the date that will see an election and establishment of a new BCCI office.
- The BCCI, in its proposed amendment, however, has sought the abolition of cooling-off period for its office bearers.
- If SC agrees, it will enable BCCI president Ganguly and secretary Shah to continue in office despite them having completed six years at respective state cricket associations.
The constitution of BCCI, which has been approved by the top court stipulates, a mandatory three-year cooling off period for anyone who had served two consecutive terms of three years each in state cricket association or in BCCI.
While Ganguly was an office bearer in the Cricket Association of Bengal, Shah had served in the Gujarat Cricket Association.
BCCI vs Supreme Court: SC to finally hear BCCI’s plea on Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah’s COOLING OFF period next week: Follow Live Updates
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