Internet Desk: The BCCI has faced a huge setback today as the Supreme Court of India has issued a show cause notice to the board’s acting president CK Khanna, Secretary Amithabh Choudhary and its treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry. They have to explain the matter to the apex court that why they haven’t implemented the Lodha Committee recommendations till now.
Supreme Court has also enquired the CoA to prepare a new draft of the BCCI constitution and place in the apex court. They have also ordered the three BCCI officials to be present at the next hearing on September 19.
Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, assisting the court as amicus curiae, told the bench that three BCCI office-bearers — C K Khanna, Amitabh Chaudhary and Anirudh Chaudhary, were the persons responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Justice Lodha panel and the apex court’s directions, but they have not done that so far.
The bench also directed the COA to prepare a draft constitution of the BCCI in terms of its earlier judgment passed in the matter.
Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) had earlier targetted Chaudhary in the apex court for allegedly disregarding the court’s direction by inviting disqualified cricket administrators to attend the board’s meetings.
The court, however, had said it would first go by the COA’s fourth status report and then look into the contempt petition filed by CAB.
Justice Lodha panel had suggested as slew of structural reforms, including one state, one vote, in BCCI which were approved by the apex court.