The apex court-appointed Justice R M Lodha committee moved the bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur seeking a direction that all office bearers of cash-rich BCCI and state cricket bodies, who are in violation of laid-down norms with regard to 70-year age cap, citizenship and tenures, "cease to hold office forthwith".
The recommendations were contained in the third status report of the committee submitted in the apex court on November 14.
"While the day-to-day administration of BCCI is presently carried out by the CEO and certain managers who assist him in this regard, there would be a need to appoint an observer who would guide the BCCI in its administration, particularly with reference to the award of contracts, transparency norms, audit, etc., for domestic, international and IPL cricket to be played hereafter.
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The committee's recommendations, if accepted by the court, may bring under the scanner the tenure of people like BCCI President Anurag Thakur, Secretary Ajay Shirke, Treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary along with former BCCI chiefs Sharad Pawar (MCA) and N Srinivasan (TNCA) who are above 70 years.
The committee referred to recommendations, approved by the court, on criteria for holding posts in BCCI and state cricket bodies and said that they include that a person should be an Indian citizen and below 70 years of age.
It also said that the person is "incapable if an office bearer has been in office for a cumulative period of 9 years, besides being charged by a court of law for having committed any criminal offence".
"Several office bearers at both the BCCI and the state associations continue to hold the posts although they stand disqualified as per the order of this court. It is submitted that those individuals who fall foul of these norms be declared to cease to hold office forthwith," the panel said.
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