New Delhi: Sidelined BCCI president N. Srinivasan refused to comment following the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to bar him from contesting the election for the Indian cricket board's governing body presidency due to a "conflict of interest".

The apex court pointed out that as Srinivasan is the managing director of India Cements Pvt Ltd, the company which owns Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and also a top official in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), there was a conflict of interest.