Internet Desk: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suffered a huge setback in its stand to be adamant in the face of growing pressure to accept the reforms suggested by the Lodha Committee. The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) review petition into its judgement, which validated the Lodha Panel recommendations.
The apex court passed an order dated July 18 wherein it has asked the BCCI to implement the reforms suggested by the Lodha Committee.
The Lodha Panel in its recommendations had asked for sweeping changes in the way the board was running cricket at the central as well as state levels.
The apex court had given BCCI between four and six months to implement the recommendations and appointed former chief justice of India RM Lodha to oversee the transition.
The Supreme Court appointed bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur on Monday reserved its order on the BCCI top brass after the board pleaded for more time to persuade state associations to comply with the apex court’s judgement on Lodha Commission’s recommendations.
BCCI had on Monday alleged in the Supreme Court that the Justice RM Lodha committee was trying to “run cricket” in the country by giving directions regarding match schedule, including the cash-rich IPL, which was beyond its jurisdiction.
BCCI alleged before a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that the Lodha committee has fixed a gap of 15 days between domestic tournaments and the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was beyond its mandate.