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Court won’t bar BCCI meet

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Madras High Court judge orders notice to Board, others

BCCI improperly permitted Anuragh Thakur to attend and vote in the meeting: petitioner
Meeting to discuss amendment to introduce clause providing for a ‘president-elect’, he says

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has declined to restrain the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from conducting its Special General Meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Justice C. Nagappan, however, ordered notice to the BCCI, its honorary secretary and one Anuragh Thakur, and asked them to file their replies within a week.

Crucial meeting

The matter pertains to a suit filed by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association president Rajendra Zar, stating that the BCCI had improperly permitted Mr. Thakur to attend and vote in the meeting though the Government of Himachal Pradesh had not recognised his association as the official body.

Mr. Zar submitted that the meeting was crucial as it was scheduled to discuss an amendment to the BCCI constitution. He said that inspite of earlier court orders, he was neither issued a copy of the agenda nor invited to attend the meeting.

New clause

The amendment sought to introduce a clause providing for a ‘president-elect,’ he said, adding, “it would mean that effectively a president for the next year would be elected this year itself.”

He wanted the court to restrain Mr. Thakur from attending the meeting, and to forbear the BCCI from interfering with his right to attend/participate in the meeting.

When the matter came up for hearing, senior counsel for the BCCI, P.S. Raman, submitted that besides the amendment to the constitution, the meeting was to discuss the possible action against the Zee TV’s India Cricket League.

No interim order

When A.R.L. Sundaresan, senior counsel for the petitioner, pressed for an interim order, the Judge said the petition had come up for hearing on the day of the meeting and that he would not pass any interim order in the matter. He then ordered notices, returnable in a week.

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