Indian cricket board counsel Radha Ranagaswamy tells Supreme Court, who instructs state associations to make a fixed deposit of subsidiaries granted
The SC directed BCCI President Anurag Thakur to file a personal affidavit on whether he had asked the ICC to step in. Pic/Atul Kamble
New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday in its short interim order, made it clear to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) who the real boss is and asked to implement recommendations of Lodha Committee in letter and spirit. The apex court came down heavily on BCCI for releasing R400 Cr to different state associations and instructed the concerned associations not to use the money released by the BCCI. It also asked them to file an affidavit that they will implement the Lodha panel recommendations.
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Don't rush matters: SC
When BCCI’s counsel Radha Ranagaswamy told the bench, “BCCI was not running away from the reforms. There are some technical impediments,” the bench said, “We will remove all technical impediments. You take instructions and file an affidavit. We are hearing the matter on October 17. Do not precipitate matters. Not pleasant for us. Better you file an affidavit.”
The Court refused to accept the BCCI’s view and directed BCCI President Anurag Thakur to file a personal affidavit on whether he had asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to declare that if the BCCI compiles with Court order, it will stand disqualified on account of “government interference”.
State associations stumped
A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur also directed the 12 state associations to freeze the amounts received by them from BCCI through the September 30 Special General Body Meeting till they agreed to the reform measures. It also made it clear that the amount of R16.72 crore each disbursed to state cricket associations should not be spent till they filed affidavits and resolutions before the Lodha panel and the apex court that they would implement the directions in letter and spirit for reforms.
It instructed those state cricket associations, which have received the funds but failed to adopt a resolution and undertaking under affidavit before the Lodha Panel and the apex court, to abide by directions for reforms and that they would be forbidden from spending the funds which should be kept in fixed deposits.
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