ICC allows all the three members to attend meeting
Internet Desk: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has stuck with its initial order to send three BCCI representatives to attend the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai starting from Thursday.
The Board Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court that as per the provisions of the ICC, BCCI can send only I representative to attend any ICC meeting. The BCCI also pleaded to the apex court to modify its earlier order.
Earlier the court had nominated 3 persons -Vikram Limaye, Amitabh Choudhury and Anirudh Chaudhary to attend the meeting in Dubai from Feb 2-5.
Gopal Subramanium, Amicus Curiae in the BCCI case, informed the court, that earlier he wrote to the ICC for allowing 3 persons who were nominated by the Supreme Court. The ICC chairman Shashank Manohar was also sent a request from Lodha Panel, appointed by Supreme Court to shelter all the three persons of BCCI in ICC meet.
Kapil Sibal, the senior most advocate who appeared on behalf of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) told the apex court, only Limaye has been asked to attend the ICC meeting among the three nominated by the apex court. It was totally contrary to the court’s order.
Justice Dipak Mishra over-ruled BCCI’s plea to send only 1 representative to ICC meeting in Dubai.
On 30th Jan, a four-member committee of administrators got appointed by the top court which is headed by Vinod Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, to operate BCCI affairs and impose court-approved recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha panel. The other three members of the committee consists historian Ramachandra Guha, IDFC Managing Director Vikram Limaye, and former Indian women cricket Captain Diana Edulji.
The Supreme Court had earlier nominated Amitabh Choudhary and Anirudh Chaudhary of BCCI along with Limaye to attend the forthcoming ICC meeting in Dubai.
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