Supreme Court orders dismissal of Special Leave Petition and asks MCA's CoA to continue
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The Supreme Court of India has disposed of SLP, which was demanding the dissolution of the Mumbai Cricket Association's Committee of Administrators. The petition filed by Siraj Ahmed Khan on behalf of Mazgaon Cricket Club remained futile as MCA’s CoA has been allowed to continue.
The Mumbai Cricket Association's Committee of Administrators is formed of two members. Retired judges HL Gokhale and VM Kanade were the ones appointed by the Bombay High Court in April to form the Committee of Administrators. Formed after a petition filed by former managing committee member and curator Nadeem Memon, the motto of CoA is to implement Lodha reforms and conduct elections properly.
The committee was in accordance with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators that is currently in charge of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and works as a link between the state and national board. The CoA has been of the view that it is logical for the association to be on the same page with the Lodha reforms, which caused some disappointment in the association.
“In view of the orders reserved in Civil Appeal No. 4235/2014 (Board of Control for Cricket & Ors. Vs Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.) and connected matters, we do not think it appropriate to address the controversy involved in the present SLP. The same is accordingly disposed of. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of," said the court in its order.
