ಕ್ರೀಡೆ

IPL scam: Srini can’t contest BCCI polls; Meiyappan-Kundra involved in betting, rules SC

Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr

crick

Mumbai: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said that BCCI chief-in-exile N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was not a cricket enthusiast – as claimed by the tainted ICC chairman – and was involved in betting.

After listening to arguments from both sides, the SC reached the conclusion that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) functions are judicial functions, amenable to judicial law.

The court also held Raj Kundra – co-owner of Rajasthan Royals – guilty of betting and said that he was a team official as well. The charges against Kundra has been proved by Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee.

SC gave clean chit to Srinivasan on cover-up allegations and spot-fixing but said that he cannot contest in BCCI elections. It asked the board to hold the polls within six weeks. Amendments that were made to rule 6.2.4 – which allows BCCI officials to own IPL teams and let Srinivasan buy Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – have been struck down.

The court added that no BCCI officials can have commercial interests and charges against Srinivasan can be regarded as suspicion.

It also asked BCCI to set up a report committee to examine these aspects and said that the ICC chairman must choose between cricket board president’s post and IPL franchise CSK.

The allegations against IPL COO Sundar Raman need to be probed further, added the top court. A three-member committee of former judges RM Lodha, Ashok Bhan and RV Ravindran constituted the verdict.

Member Committee of former Judges RM Lodha, Ashok Bhan and RV Ravindran constituted the verdict.

Write A Comment