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SC stumps Thakur
Cracking the whip on a defiant Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the Supreme Court on Monday removed its President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke, saying that they should \'forthwith cease and desist from\' the board\'s work.
New Delhi: Cracking the whip on a defiant Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the Supreme Court on Monday removed its President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke, saying that they should 'forthwith cease and desist from' the board's work.
The apex court said the two officials -- Thakur and Shirke -- did not comply with its July 18 order and thereby removed.
The bench, comprising Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, said that Nariman and Subramanian will complete the task in two weeks and the matter for passing the direction for nominating the persons in committee of administrators will be taken up on January 19.
It clarified that till the new administrators take over the working of BCCI, the senior most vice president of the board will act as the president and the present joint secretary will assume the work as secretary.
The apex court directed that all office bearers of BCCI and state associations will have to give their undertaking that they will abide by the directions of the top court that has accepted the recommendations of the panel headed by former chief justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha.
It warned that office bearers of BCCI or state associations who 'fail to meet' the norms of the Lodha panel, accepted by the apex court, 'shall demit the post and cease to be office-bearers'.
It reiterated implementation of the Lodha panel recommendations, which state that no person above 70 years of age, unsound mind, ministers, government servant, convicted persons and those who have held the posts for cumulative period of nine years and those who are part of any other sports association shall be eligible to hold any position in the cricket bodies.
The Supreme Court also decided to initiate contempt proceedings against Thakur by seeking his response as to why he should not be held liable for obstructing the implementation of the court's directions aimed at reforming BCCI.
