Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that the present President-in-exile N. Srinivasan and his team should step down and not contest elections for the BCCI.<\/p>\n
The Bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and Ibrahim Kalifulla, while responding to Mr. Sundaram\u2019s submissions that the disciplinary committee of the Board would take whatever action that was necessary, pursuant to the Mudgal panel\u2019s report told Senior counsel Aryama Sundaram, appearing for the BCCI: \u201cLet there be a fresh blood in the BCCI and let the new body decide on what action to be taken on the basis of Justice Mukul Mudgal committee\u2019s report.\u201d<\/p>\n
The court made it clear to the BCCI that if it wanted to take action as per the Mudgal panel report, only the new Board could do so. Otherwise, the Mudgal panel itself could be asked to suggest what punishment it could impose on those found guilty based on its own findings.<\/p>\n
On behalf of the Cricket Association of Bihar, Senior counsel Nalini Chidambaram submitted that Mr. Srinivasan was as guilty of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan as per the BCCI Rules and the Anti Corruption Code for IPL. She said Mr. Srinivasan should be prevented from contesting the elections and his franchise Chennai Super Kings should be suspended. She said the findings of the Mudgal panel should be taken to its logical conclusion.<\/p>\n
At this juncture, Justice Thakur asked Mr. Sundaram as to what action could be taken on the basis of the Mudgal report. When counsel replied that the punishment varied from suspension, termination, expulsion, reprimand and fine, Justice Thakur wondered whether the same persons in the Board, which was now on an extended tenure could be asked to take action.<\/p>\n
Justice Thakur told the counsel \u201clet all these people including Mr. Srinivasan step aside. Let them not stand for the elections. Let fresh blood in the Board decide on what action to be taken. The new Board is expected to act fairly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justice Thakur said \u201cwe won\u2019t say it is a happy situation but your term has ended and you continue due to fortuitous circumstances. But you still say the same Board will take action on the committee\u2019s report including the question of disqualification of Chennai Super Kings.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Mr. Sundaram said the court could pass appropriate orders and there could be an external commission, Justice Thakur said \u201cif we pass an order then we will be clutching at the functions of the Board. We will ask the Mudgal committee to go into the question of punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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