The Committee of Administrators (CoA), which has been given the responsibility to implement the Supreme Court orders related to July 18, 2016 and January 2, 2017, submitted an 85-page status report to the apex court, on Friday (April 7), seeking directions on various matters related to execution of Justice Lodha panel's reforms.
The CoA requested for directions in relation to the "right of a full member" to take part in Board of Control for Cricket in India's meetings, in case of not having adhered to the Supreme Court order of last year. It wanted to know if a disqualified member has the required eligibility to participate in BCCI-related affairs as a representative of a state association and whether such a person can be nominated for ICC meetings. The CoA also sought clarification in relation to whether the aforementioned FAQs are binding on the BCCI.
In its status report handed over to the court, it asked for guidance with regard to the following issues. (1) Whether the first FAQs and especially the second FAQs constitute a part of the CoA recommendations that are required to be implemented? (2) Can those members not eligible to be office-bearers of a state association qualify to take part in the Special General Meeting of the BCCI as nominees of a state association? And (3) whether those who are not entitled to be named as office-bearers of the board can represent at the ICC.
It also sought for clarity on whether those state associations which haven't adhered to Supreme Court orders relating to October 7, 2016 and October 21, 2016 are entitled to participate in the SGM or Annual General Meeting of the BCCI and name their nominees to attend it.
The CoA believes that the SGM could be attended by the board's office-bearers who have been disqualified under the Lodha Committee reforms, which in turn were endorsed by the apex court. As per reports, former BCCI president N Srinivasan might attend the meeting. The CoA has communicated to BCCI's office-bearers and the state associations that only qualified representatives are entitled to take part in the SGM.
During the past few weeks, in their meetings with the CoA, three existing BCCI office bearers - Amitabh Choudhary (acting secretary), Anirudh Chaudhry (treasurer) and CK Khanna (acting president) - had reportedly observed that Lodha Committee's eligibility won't be relevant to nominees from state associations set to take part in the SGM, in the event of such a person being not an office bearer.
Earlier, in a response to FAQs - by state associations, the Lodha Committee had said: "In keeping with the spirit of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's judgment, a disqualified office-bearer is no longer to be associated with cricket administration. He/She is disqualified from being a representative or nominee of the member association or the BCCI and cannot discharge any other role in or on behalf of the association or the BCCI. He/She cannot function within the association in any patron or advisory capacity nor be a member of a committee or council."
In its report, CoA has also communicated to the the Supreme Court about the steps taken in relation to allocation of funds to be made to State associations that were responsible for holding international matches or payments to be handed out to state associations hosting the ongoing IPL tournament.
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