Supreme Court to hear BCCI's appeal for constitution amendments after two weeks

The Supreme Court of India, on Wednesday (July 22), has agreed to hear the plea filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking amendments to its constitution after two weeks.



As per the new BCCI constitution that came into effect post Lodha reforms, all office-bearers need to go into a mandatory cooling-off period of three years after serving two consecutive terms at the state association/board or both combined. The BCCI has sought term extension along with other amendments to the constitution in the Supreme Court for its President Sourav Ganguly, Secretary Jay Shah and Joint-Secretary Jayesh George. Shah has reportedly completed his tenure and Ganguly’s mandatory cooling-off period is set to start on July 27.



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The case was to be heard on Wednesday by the bench consisting of Sharad Bobde, Chief Justice of India and Justice L Nageshwar Rao. The court will now hear the case in two weeks along with the applications filed by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) for the release of funds.



Both Shah and Ganguly attended the BCCI apex council meeting held on Friday (July 17) even as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) nominee Alka Rehani Bharadwaj raised an objection regarding Shah’s eligibility to convene the meeting. However, since the BCCI have filed a petition in the court – it was informed to Bharadwaj that the office bearers could continue to hold their positions.