The Supreme Court on Monday accepted Lodha Committee recommendations and has given BCCI a deadline of six months to implement them in toto. The judges were unhappy with distribution of funds in the BCCI and said that states like Gujarat and Maharashtra, which have more than one cricket association, will get voting rights on a rotational basis.
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Calling on cricket fans to rejoice the verdict of the apex court, Justice Lodha told ANI that this verdict will only better the sport and its administration.
Earlier today in a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court accepted major recommendations of Justice R.M. Lodha-led panel on structural reforms in the (BCCI). And that the office bearers in the BCCI should not be beyond the age of 70 years. Retired Justice Lodha and his panel will oversee the transition.
The order was delivered by the two-judge bench comprising TS Thakur, chief justice of India, and Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla, which has been hearing the case since January this year.
“Let’s all accept Supreme Court’s verdict gracefully & humbly-after all isn’t health o Indn Crkt more imp than any personality pol/otherwise!” tweeted Bedi.
It also left it to the Board to decide whether there is need for any changes in the existing agreement relating to broadcasting rights and whether a franchise member should be in the Board to avoid any conflict of interest.
The Lodha Committee had suggested a slew of recommendation to revamp the organisation, which included a one-state-one-vote policy, legalising of betting, banning of advertisements in between overs during cricket telecast, age-limit for BCCI office-bearers, bringing BCCI under RTI and ban of politicians and bureaucrats from the BCCI hierarchy.
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It suggested restructuring of the BCCI’s administrative set-up and proposed a CEO to run daily affairs of the Board who will be accountable to a nine-member apex council. It felt that the move would help curb corruption in the game and recommended that except for players and officials, people should be allowed to place bets on registered websites.
