N. Srinivasan Appeals to Supreme Court to Reinstate him as BCCI President

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N. Srinivasan Appeals to Supreme Court to Reinstate him as BCCI President​

N. Srinivasan has filed an interim application on Wednesday appealing to the Supreme Court to reinstate him as BCCI president. The top court had stripped Srinivasan off his powers as Board head in the wake of the 2013 Indian Premier League match-fixing and betting case that involved the embattled BCCI supremo's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, a Chennai Super Kings team official.

Meanwhile, the petitioner in the IPL corruption case, Aditya Verma of Cricket Association of Bihar, said his counsel will file a contempt petition against Srinivasan for flouting court orders. Verma alleges that Srinivasan had defied the top court by "secretly" meeting Chennai Super Kings and top officials in Ranchi on May 13. Srinivasan's application is likely to be heard on Thursday.

The Supreme Court, vide its orders on March 28 and May 16, restrained Srinivasan from discharging his duties as BCCI president. The court has also formed a new committee under retired judge Justice Mukul Mugdal to investigate further allegations of corruption against Srinivasan and 12 players, some of whom have played for India. The court wants a final order by August-end. The next hearing is scheduled in September.

In his appeal on Wednesday, Srinivasan has said that his "unceremonious exclusion" was "too drastic a step and is extremely harsh." Srinivasan wants to be reinstated as BCCI president till his term expires in September this year. Srinivasan is also scheduled to become the first chairman of the new-look International Cricket Council from July.

In his affidavit, Srinivasan says that he will only handle non-IPL matters. On March 28, the Supreme Court had appointed Sunil Gavaskar and Shivlal Yadav as interim BCCI presidents. While Gavaskar was asked to manage IPL affairs, Yadav was asked to handle the remainder of Board matters. The 2014 IPL will be over on June 1. Srinivasan said he had no objection to Gavaskar carrying on IPL duties.

In his appeal Srinivasan says he has been singled out for punishment by the court. He says in his application: "It is further significant to mention that none of the players against whom any wrong-doing is alleged have been restrained from participating in the IPL-2014 and it is only the applicant (Srinivasan) who is having to face the stigma of restriction from functioning as the president of BCCI despite the probe-panel itself submitting before this Hon'ble Court that the allegations against the applicant were unestablished."

The appeal also stated that the order to restrain Srinivasan from functioning as the BCCI president was passed "without taking into consideration that there is no material whatsoever on the record to substantiate the allegations of betting and/or spot-fixing against the applicant or even of non-cooperation with the probe panel" constituted by the court. It called the order "inessential", and pointed out that the court had itself refused to form an opinion against Srinivasan.

N. Srinivasan Appeals to Supreme Court to Reinstate him as BCCI President; Aditya Verma to File Contempt Petition | IPL 2014 - News | NDTVSports.com​

 

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More sleepless nights to come for srini....

 

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N. Srinivasan to Remain in Exile After Court Refuses to Hear Plea to Reinstate Him as BCCI Boss​

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, has declined to hear N. Srinivasan's plea to reinstate him as Board of Control for Cricket in India president. The court told Srinivasan's lawyer to approach the same bench that passed the orders to remove him as Board chief and appoint Sunil Gavaskar and Shivlal Yadav as interim heads to run BCCI affairs.

Srinivasan had filed an application on Wednesday urging the Supreme Court to reinstate him as Board chief. He wanted to run non-Indian Premier League matters, since the court had on May 16 appointed a team under former judge Justice Mukul Mudgal to probe the 2013 IPL match-fixing scandal.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice BS Chauhan told Srinivasan's lawyer, "Go to the same Bench which made you to step aside as BCCI chief. It is not for us to modify orders passed by another Bench. The Bench which passed the order is very much available. So go and mention." A two-judge Bench consisting of Justice AK Patnaik had passed an order on March 28 to remove Srinivasan as BCCI president till investigations into the IPL fixing and betting scam was over.

Srinivasan is among 13 names mentioned in a confidential inquiry report against whom there are allegations of wrongdoings in the IPL. Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who was a Chennai Super Kings official, has already been indicted by a probe committee that was headed by Justice Mudgal.

On Wednesday, Srinivasan had filed an application saying his removal was "unceremonious" and the court order was "too drastic a step and is extremely harsh." He wanted to be reinstated till September end when his term as BCCI president would expire. Srinivasan, as a BCCI representative, is also in line to become the first chairman of a new-look International Cricket Council.

In his application, Srinivasan said, "none of the players against whom any wrong-doing is alleged have been restrained from participating in the IPL- 2014 and it is only the applicant (Srinivasan) who is having to face the stigma of restriction from functioning as the president of BCCI despite the probe-panel itself submitting before this Hon'ble Court that the allegations against the applicant were unestablished."

Justice Mudgal has till August-end to submit his report on the 13 names, reportedly including several top players like Indian skipper MS Dhoni, who are under the scanner. The Justice Patnaik-led Bench has scheduled its next hearing in September. Justice Patnaik is, of course, retiring in June.

N. Srinivasan to Remain in Exile After Court Refuses to Hear Plea to Reinstate Him as BCCI Boss | IPL 2014 - News | NDTVSports.com​