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Reilef for N Srinivasan as Bombay HC quashes PIL against him
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IBNS): Board of Control for Cricket in India President-in-exile Narayanswamy Srinivasan on Tuesday breathed a huge sigh of relief as Bombay High court dismissed the PIL challenging his 'Conflict of Interest' with the functioning of the BCCI and seeking appointment of an independent Governance Review Committee to review the rules and regulations of the Board, media reported.
In September this year, Cricket Association of Bihar secretary Aditya Varma had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Bombay High Court questioning India Cements chief Srinivasan's ownership of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings when he was the president of the BCCI.
Varma had alleged that BCCI's rules were used to further the interests of individuals. He contended that the rules and regulations of BCCI have also been allegedly tampered with in a manner to further advance their causes and also pointed to the spot-fixing scandal in the IPL.
The petition pointed out that IPL and Champions League T20 tournaments were left out only to benefit Srinivasan.
The petition had requested a review of these rules by the appointment of a separate Government Review Committee to reassess the Indian cricket board’s rules and regulations.
Hearing to that appeal, the HC on Tuesday dismissed the plea. The exiled BCCI chief is seeking another term as the Board president. He was chosen as the first Chairperson of the ICC in June.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Nov 10 raised a question if Srinivasan could be allowed to head the BCCI in case his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was found to be involved in IPL-6 betting and spot-fixing scandal. The next hearing is on Nov 14.
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