Amitabh Chaudhary sees ray of hope for BCCI as SC dismisses need for cooling off period
Amitabh Chaudhary has cited Supreme Court’s observations, which dismissed the need for a cooling off period for BCCI office-bearers, as a ray of hope for BCCI believing things would be in order soon. He also stated that he was grateful to SC for hearing their arguments on objectionable clauses.
The Supreme Court's observations came as a ray of hope today for the embattled body, who has stated that its position against the contentious Lodha committee reform stands vindicated.
"What is the need of cooling off period when a person is not contesting for the same post?" asked CJI Dipak Misra.
It was acting secretary Amitabh and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary, who had worked alongside the member units, to raise the objectionable clauses in Lodha Reforms, taking inputs from them.
"The Honourable judges heard our plea and made observations which have filled us with positivity. I feel now our (him and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry's) position is vindicated," BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary told PTI on Thursday. "We have to wait for the final order but I think there is a ray of hope for us that things will be in order. The Honourable court heard all our arguments on the objectionable clauses and we are grateful for that."
"The Lodha panel suggestion was that there should be a cooling off period between two consecutive terms for an office-bearer. After a tenure in a particular post of BCCI, the office-bearer may contest for some another post. There is no need for a cooling off period in between," observed Justice D Y Chandrachud.
Asked whether the clause on cooling off period and the age-cap of 70 years would be done away with, Chaudhary, who has of late been having differences with the Committee of Administrators, sarcastically said, "Why don't you ask the CoA as to what they think about today's observations?"
In the draft constitution submitted to the court, the eligibility for becoming a national selector has been set at 20 first-class matches. If accepted, it would mean Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan Khoda, who
