The hearing in the IPL spot-fixing case may have been adjourned till Friday, however, BCCI president in abeyance N Srinivasan can hardly afford a breather.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday is expected to deliver its verdict, on a public interest litigation, which would decide whether Srinivasan stays eligible to contest for another term as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The PIL has challenged amendment to clause 15, whereby rules concerning zone wise rotational policy of nominating board president were revised. The petition alleges the changes were made to facilitate re-election of Srinivasan.
It also challenges the BCCI's amendment of regulation 6.2.4, which says that except Indian Premier League (IPL) and Champions League Twenty-20, no administrator, officer, player or umpire shall have any direct or indirect commercial interest in the matches or events conducted by the board. It was only after this amendment that Srinivasan, who is owner of India Cements, became eligible to own an IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The petition points out that IPL and Champions League 20-20 were left out only to benefit Srinivasan.
If Bombay HC decides to strike down these amendments, the board's annual general meeting on November 20 could witness a shift in power equation as only an East Zone representative in the board will be eligible to contest elections.
Tuesday's verdict could deliver a knockout punch to the Srinivasan camp, but even his rival camp, led by Sharad Pawar, could be forced to look for a suitable alternative.
And it is possible that Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya may emerge as favourite to take over as the chief of the BCCI.
The BCCI lawyer tried to get a stay on the verdict at the Supreme Court on Monday. However, the two-member bench at the Supreme Court refused to stay the matter after hearing arguments presented by lawyers of petitioner Aditya Verma, who is president of Cricket Association of Bihar.
"The petition also challenges amendment to clause 15, whereby rules for election of president were revised. As per the original rules, each zone could elect the BCCI president by rotation, but the amendment provided that a zone can nominate a person from outside that zone too, and this was meant to benefit Srinivasan," Verma told dna.
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