SC enables BCCI office-bearers to serve two consecutive terms
The Supreme court of India has accepted the new constitution drafted by the BCCI that would enable their office bearers to serve two consecutive terms, instead of one. The new draft also struck off the āone state, one voteā policy and is also seeking to erase the conflict of interest.
A draft constitution of the BCCI was submitted to the Supreme court last year in October incorporating suggestions to make a few modifications. This draft was accepted and approved by the Supreme court on Thursday (August 9) by Justice Lodha Panel with certain modifications.
Dealing with the controversial cooling-off period, the Supreme Court bench stated that the disqualified BCCI office bearers would have to go through a cooling-off period after holding a post for the term of two consecutive years. They also modified their earlier order of āone state, one voteā policy for the BCCI, granting permanent memberships of the board to cricket associations like Mumbai, Saurashtra, Vadodara,Ā and Vidarbha.
The bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, also approved the newly drafted constitution of the BCCI and asked the Registrar General of Tamil Nadu Societies to bring on a record the approved BCCI constitutions within four weeks. The bench comprising of Justice A M Khanvilkar and D M Chandrachud restored permanent memberships to Railways, Services.Ā and Universities.
The SC also directed the State cricket associations to adopt the constitution within 30 days and warned them that non-compliance would be punishable by law.
