 "BCCI slaps life ban on Modi for 'misconduct'")
The decision was taken in a special general meeting of the BCCI here on Wednesday, which discussed the report of the disciplinary committee of the BCCI on the show-cause notices issued to Modi earlier.
“Resolved that Lalit Modi is guilty of committing acts of serious misconduct and indiscipline, and therefore, in exercise of powers as per Regulation 32 of the memorandum and rules and regulations of the Board, Lalit Modi be and is hereby expelled from the BCCI," said a BCCI announcement.
"He shall forfeit all his rights and privileges as administrator. He shall not in future be entitled to hold any position or office, or be admitted in any committee or any member or associate member of the Board,” said the release issued by BCCI honorary secretary Sanjay Patel.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition by Modi requesting the court to hold the special general body meeting fixed to consider the report on the alleged financial irregularities by him when he was the IPL commissioner, according to reports.
Modi, the brain behind the highly successful IPL, made a last-ditch effort to avert the impending sanction by writing a letter to the BCCI members requesting them to refrain from any decision till the matter was sub-judice.
"Not a single member in the meeting supported Modi and the house took a unanimous decision to impose a life ban," a top BCCI official said.
The BCCI disciplinary committee, comprising Arun Jaitley and Jyotiraditya Scindia, submitted a 134-page report in July, in which it had found Modi guilty on eight charges, including financial irregularities, indiscipline and "actions detrimental to the interest of the BCCI."
The high court vacated a lower court stay order. It turned out to be a brief as all the members had already been submitted the disciplinary committee report.
The hearing into the charges against Modi, who is currently based in London claiming a threat to his life in India, started in July 2010 and the disciplinary committee conducted several hearings over a period of two years, none of which were attended by Modi in person.
Modi was suspended under rule 32(iv) of the board's constitution on April 25, 2010, seconds after the IPL final match in Mumbai. The board then slapped three show cause notices on him.
He replied to all of them. Modi's decline started after the 2010 IPL bidding which saw the creation of two new teams — Pune and Kochi.
Modi revealed the ownership details of the Kochi franchise on twitter leading to the resignation of the then minister of state for foreign affairs, Shashi Tharoor. Modi's act allegedly breached the confidentiality agreements between the Board and the IPL franchises. Modi was suspended as chairman and commissioner of the IPL in April 2010.