The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the BCCI’s review plea against Justice Lodha reforms. BCCI has also sought recusal of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur from hearing this alleging he had “a prejudiced approach” against it. The BCCI has also demanded for open court hearing
According to a report in Times of India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its hearing by two weeks on a petition filed by BCCI seeking a review of its July 18 verdict directing it to implement the recommendations of Justice R M Lodha panel on massive structural reforms in the cricket body. “There are several others, including veteran cricket administrators Niranjan Shah and Chandu Borde, who have also sought re-examination of the July 18 verdict,” says the report.
According to a report in Chandigarh Tribune, The Cricket Association of Bihar, through its secretary Aditya Kumar Verma on whose petition the apex court had decided to pass a slew of directions for massive restructuring of BCCI administration, has been opposing the Board.
A report in the Indian Express says that in its review plea, the BCCI has also contended that the judgement was "unreasoned" and "seeks to frame legislative measures for a private autonomous society in a field already occupied by legislations, both parliamentary and state".
“BCCI has further said the judgment authored by the CJI and Justice F M I Kalifulla (since retired) has ‘neither noted the contentions and facts correctly, nor dealt with the same,” says the report.
"The judgment is unconstitutional and contrary to many binding precedents of this Court and adversely affects and nullifies the fundamental rights granted to citizens under Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution," it has said, adding "the judgment outsources judicial power to a committee of retired judges, which is impermissible in law."
