Khanna refused to do so in the name of COA chief Vinod Rai approaching the Supreme Court to seek directions in this regard.
Is Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) acting president CK Khanna serious about getting early disposal suspension issue of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul?
That's the question being asked inside the cricketing circles after reading his mail on this issue.
What came out of the legal advise sought by Committee of Administrators (COA) member Diana Edulji was that BCCI AGM only has the power to appoint ombudsman, who ultimately can inquire or penalise on all disciplinary matters like the one both India cricketers are facing.
And the BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary proposed the same in his reply to Khanna few days back to convene a Special General Meeting (SGM), for which as per the BCCI constitution there is a provision in case of extraordinary circumstances.
However, Khanna refused to do so in the name of COA chief Vinod Rai approaching the Supreme Court to seek directions in this regard. However, it was as per the Court final judgement (first in 2016 and then in 2018) that appointment of ombudsman was necessary as per the Justice Lodha panel recommendations.
"Since, COA has prayed to the SC to appoint an ombudsman and some of the state associations (read 14 states) have requisitioned a SGM for the similar purpose. In my view, this could have held a possible solution to the imbroglio and a SGM could have been convened with the decision being subject to any directions of the apex court. We (BCCI) could all have jointly sought the court's indulgence in this regard," Chaudhary wrote in reply to Khanna's view to allow cricketers to play pending their inquiry.
But Khanna refused to call the SGM in the wake of probable next SC hearing. But with the court yet to decide on the date, there is possibility that the matter may be taken up on February 5 instead of January 25, suggested on the day of last hearing (January 17).
Chaudhary questioned Khanna's intentions. "Without even speaking to the players you seem to have prejudged the issue. You imply that they are being treated like 'lawbreakers' but you do not give any evidence or any narration of facts to suggest that to be the case. How are lawbreakers treated? Which aspect of that treatment has been meted out to the players by the BCCI?"
"You (Khanna) say that the careers of the players have been put in limbo on the one hand and avoid the possibility of a solution on the other," Chaudhary asked.
Narasimha makes up mind
Meanwhile, PS Narasimha has agreed to assist SC in BCCI case as new amicus curiae.
In the last hearing on January 17, court accepted the request of former amicus curiae Gopal Subramaniam to relieve him from his duties and nominated Narasimha as his replacement, subject to his consent.
"I have made my mind to assist Court in BCCI matter," the former Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India told DNA.
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