SC slams BCCI for non compliance of Lodha panel’s recommendation

28 September, New Delhi

The Lodha panel, in its status report filed before the Apex court Wednesday sought the replacement of top brass of the cricket body with cricket administrators.

The panel said the BCCI and its office bearers are not complying with directions and repeatedly issuing statements to undermine the authority of the court and the members of the Lodha panel.

The counsel appearing for the panel said BCCI is not replying to emails and other communications sent to them and repeatedly defying the orders of the court.

The bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur took note of the submissions and said these are serious allegations and BCCI has to follow the directions of the court.

The bench said if the BCCI thinks that they are law unto themselves, then they are wrong. They have to comply with the directions of the court. It added BCCI is behaving like Lords.

Fall in line otherwise we will make you fall in line, the Apex Court said. The bench said that, BCCI is bringing the system to disrepute by not following the directions.

Senior advocate Arvind Datar appearing for BCCI said that they have complied with most of the directions and would gradually comply with the rest. The bench said, “Law needs not to be defied. Court is not happy about the things going on.

The Cricket Association of Bihar also approached the apex court and said that the review petition pending before the court should be taken up urgently.

They said the review petition filed by the BCCI is still in defects with the registry and they are not pursuing it to be taken up for hearing. The bench posted the matter for hearing on October 6.