SC to BCCI: Fall in line or we’ll make you do it
NEW DELHI: A livid Supreme Court told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday to fall in line and stop defying its orders.
The top court was reacting to a status report submitted by the RM Lodha committee that sought the ouster of the board’s top brass, including president Anurag Thakur.
“You (BCCI) are not a law unto yourself… You are behaving like lords. Fall in line, otherwise we will make you fall in line,” the court warned, giving the board time till October 6 to respond.
The board, at its annual general meeting on September 21, flouted the panel’s guidelines in several decisions, including the formation of a new team selection committee.
The Lodha panel counsel, Gopal Sankaranarayanan, complained that the BCCI was openly defying the court and failed to implement reforms
SC will not allow BCCI to defy court orders. We will pass appropriate orders to set you right TS THAKUR, Chief Justice
despite a September 30 deadline to comply with the directives.
The court formed the panel after the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Headed by former chief justice RM Lodha, the panel suggested several changes in reforming the world’s richest cricket body.
The top court cleared the recommendations on July 18, and directed the BCCI to implement them.
At the hearing on Wednesday, the bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur became livid when told of the BCCI’s stand.
“SC will not allow BCCI to defy court orders. We will pass appropriate orders to set you right,” the Chief Justice said.