SC rejects plea for govt rule over BCCI

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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking government control over the working of Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) and IPL to check alleged corruption. More... SC rejects plea for govt rule over BCCI Agencies Posted: Jul 05, 2010 New Delhi The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking government control over the working of Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) and IPL to check alleged corruption and misappropriation of funds in the two bodies. "You want the accounts of BCCI should be audited. It is audited under the Companies Act," a Bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia said. The remarks of the Bench came when advocate Manjulla Wadhwa, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the accounts of BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India) should be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) because the body represents the Indian cricket team. The Bench, also comprising Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar, was not impressed by the counsel's submission that government should involve itself with the working of BCCI which is a registered society under law. The counsel also contended that BCCI does not come under the RTI Act. The PIL, filed by a freelance journalist Alok Varshney, had sought a direction that the accounts of both BCCI and IPL should be scrutinised thoroughly and all international matches should be telecast only on Doordarshan.

[achilles]

Some observations. I believe the petitioner was a front for someone else... either Jagmohan Dalmiya or someone else. Telecasting ALL international matches on Doordarshan is something I reserve my comment on.

[DomainK]

Some observations. I believe the petitioner was a front for someone else... either Jagmohan Dalmiya or someone else. Telecasting ALL international matches on Doordarshan is something I reserve my comment on.

I really doubt it's Dalmiya or someone other known figure. This is not the first time such a case was filed. The SC gave a similar ruling a few years ago. Any such case in future will get a similar ruling.

[achilles]

The timing seems suspect. A probable case of gafla in the making and this case comes in the media attention. What say?