Justice Chandrachud Headed Bench To Hear BCCI Matter

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear the plea relating to the BCCI administration, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana directed the matter to be listed before a bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud, observing that he was part of the bench which passed the earlier order on the issue. The court was hearing a petition related to the amendments to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution. A plea had been filed by BCCI seeking permission to change the rules relating to the “cooling off” period for the President, secretary, and other office bearers. The petition also sought a direction for the extension of the tenure of BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly, and Secretary Jay Shah. The petition was filed in 2020.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) earlier moved the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing on a plea for approval to amend six rules of the board’s constitution. The tenure of Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president and Jay Shah as BCCI secretary is set to expire in September 2022.

In 2019, the General Body of the BCCI during an AGM on 1 December 2019, proposed six amendments, including one in Rule 6 of the Constitution, which had barred BCCI and state board office bearers from holding office for more than 6 consecutive years.