The COA has now clearly told BCCI three eligible officials — Amitabh Choudhary (joint-secretary), Anirudh Chaudhry (treasurer) and CK Khanna (vice-president) — on Monday that "no individual above the age of 70 can be part of any of the BCCI committees.
On January 24 this year, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Dipak Mishra, AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said that "it will not consider anyone above the age of 70 as per the Justice Lodha panel guidelines" while nominating the Committee of Administrators (COA) to take over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
That's how the Apex court named Vinod Rai, Vikram Limaye, Ramachandra Guha and Diana Edulji a week later. And all were under the age of 70.
The COA has now clearly told BCCI three eligible officials — Amitabh Choudhary (joint-secretary), Anirudh Chaudhry (treasurer) and CK Khanna (vice-president) — on Monday that "no individual above the age of 70 can be part of any of the BCCI committees.
In simple words, former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah (SCA top honcho for nearly four decades) and who is 72, cannot be the chairman of the NCA Board. Or for that matter, 71-year-old MP Pandove (Punjab Cricket Association office bearer for over 40 years) also has to go from IPL Governing Council.
But the three BCCI officials, it seems, have other agenda in mind.
They have argued with the COA that there is no order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court that disqualifies any person from being a member of any committee of the BCCI or to represent the BCCI or any of its members on account of being over the age of 70. This, according to them, only applies to members for becoming office-bearers of the BCCI or the state associations.
No wonder, the three are trying to pave way for N Srinivasan, Sharad Pawar, G Gangaraju, Asirbad Behera and a few more to come back into BCCI.
The BCCI trio, while expressing "intention is to work with the COA in an amicable and constructive manner" has also refused to defer the special general meeting, as being asked by COA on Monday, being called on April 9 in Mumbai.
In a letter sent on Tuesday, it has been stated that "majority of the BCCI members — state associations — wanted to discuss the fallout from the court orders at the SGM". Consequently, Choudhary, at the direction of Khanna --- the acting BCCI president, since he is the most senior vice-president --- convened the SGM on April 9 in Mumbai.
The office-bearers added that it was "inconceivable" to expect them to share the decisions taken by any of the BCCI committees with the COA, as it had directed.
"However, the undersigned can assure you that the decisions of the general body will undoubtedly be in line with the best interests of the BCCI and would not be in violation of court orders."
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