Supreme court on monday ordered the removal of anurag thakur as the president of the board of control for cricket in india bcci, over the failure to enact a series of recommended. Remind me, what were the lodha committees six most salient recommendations. The lodha committees recommendations on the bcci cricket. Lodha committee report tops working committee agenda the. A detailed report will be submitted in the supreme court and will be also sent to the lodha committee at the earliest on why certain recommendations have been accepted and. Four days later, in an interim order, the sc said that no further money would be allotted to state associations unless they pass a resolution to implement lodha committees recommendations. Lodha recommends bcci be brought under rti, will the. The bcci, in a special general meeting, unanimously decided to file an affidavit in the supreme court opposing the lodha committees recommendations. July 18, 2016 sc upholds key recommendations and tasks the lodha committee to oversee implementation within 46 months. Against the panels view that every officebearer of the board of control for cricket in india, in the national board or in a state association, should have a threeyear break after a threeyear term, the court has now allowed two threeyear terms that is, a tenure of.
Timeline of bcci v lodha committee cricket news times of. Jan 04, 2016 the justice rm lodha committee on monday made several groundbreaking recommendations to the supreme court. January 7 news bcci silent in public but starts internal response video ugra. As per the timeline given to the bcci, they have to first draw up a. Justice rm lodha committee on ipl spot fixing on 4 january 2015 submitted its report to the supreme court suggesting reforms in the board of control for cricket in india bcci. Sep 28, 2016 iam greatly happy to see the prompt action initiated by the steering committee of apex court,and this non compliance report of judgement by bcci will enable the committee, by apex court to go ahead with its solemn duty of transmitting the bcci from old to gold. Reply of honble minister of youth affairs and sports to unstarred question 2097 in the lok sabha 117 iii. The bcci, in a special general meeting, unanimously decided to file an affidavit in the supreme court opposing the lodha committees restructure recommendations due to anomalies and difficulties. In the wake of the honble supreme courts orders dated 2.
These includes almost a complete restructuring of the bcci, creation of a separate body to govern ipl, a ban on ministers or government servants. On october 3, the lodha committee asked yes bank and bank of maharashtra to stop disbursing funds from bcci accounts to state associations. Lodha committe recommendations if approved will revamp bcci. Excerpts from the explosive interview of dave richardson to et sports. The board failed to get a twothird majority among the member associations for implementing the. Justice r m lodha to examine and make suitable recommendations for reforms in. Lodha committee on bcci reforms all you need to know.
The court appointed coa, headed by the former cag vinod rai, is currently managing the. In accordance with the recommendations of the committee as. Feb 4, 2016 sc asks bcci to implements lodha committee s recommendation. Lodha committee recommends separate governing bodies for. The lodha committee was appointed by the supreme court of india on 22 january 2015 to. The inside buzz is that the bcci has forever worked with a plan to counter the lodha panel recommendations. The panel suggested reforms in the bcci and announced a slew of measures, among them that one representation for one state is a fair idea. Bcci appoints 5member selection panel, defies lodha. The justice rm lodha committee on monday made several groundbreaking recommendations to the supreme court. Bcci to move sc to detail difficulties in implementing lodhas recommendations the indian cricket board will file an affidavit in the supreme court pointing out the anomalies in the recommendations of the justice lodha committee and the difficulties the board is facing in implementing them. Here is the complete justice lodha committee report. Lodha committee the one which is probably on the hate list of all indian cricket fans heres all you need to know about lodha committee the lodha panel was set up by the indian supreme court in january 2015, following allegations of corruption. Sc junks one state one vote proposal of lodha panel. But it seems the patience of the lodha panel and the supreme court is wearing thin.
Jan 04, 2016 the bcci, in a special general meeting, unanimously decided to file an affidavit in the supreme court opposing the lodha committee s restructure recommendations due to anomalies and difficulties. Lodha committee spells out tender guidelines for bcci. Oct 07, 2016 the supreme court ordered lodha committee to oversee the recommendations being followed by bcci and there was a time period of 46 months for that. While addressing the media, justice retd rm lodha said the present bcci chief shashank manohar is already implementing some of the recommendations. Membership and state associations one state, one vote the committee recommended that every state which is a member of bcci should have equal and one single vote. Bcci panel raises objections to four reforms recommended by.
Bcci may have to accept lodha recommendations during the. March 3, 2016 bcci files counter affidavit in sc against lodha committees recommendation. Timeline of bcci v lodha committee cricket news times. Bcci refuses to implement lodha committee recommendations the keys issues are the onestateone vote, one personone post, age cap and cooling off period.
But it seems the patience of the lodha panel and the supreme court is. The supreme court has appointed this committee in 2014 to make recommendations to the bcci in order in order to prevent frauds and conflict of interest in cricket administration. Bcci requested icc chairman to write a letter on lodha. Coa has submitted the draft constitution of bcci to sc. Oct 16, 2016 bcci refuses to implement lodha committee recommendations the keys issues are the onestateone vote, one personone post, age cap and cooling off period. Bcci files plea against lodha recommendations, says cji is. The board of control for cricket in india bcci continued its delaying tactics by raising objections to some of the reforms recommended by the lodha committee. Iam greatly happy to see the prompt action initiated by the steering committee of apex court,and this non compliance report of judgement by bcci will enable the committee, by apex court to go ahead with its solemn duty of transmitting the bcci from old to gold. Jan 05, 2016 the lodha committee s recommendations on the bcci.
Bcci rejected three major recommendations of the lodha panel. News lodha committee secretary warns bcci and states against. With reform suggestions in the board of control for cricket in india bcci, justice rm lodha committee has submitted its report to the supreme court. Having noticed the bcci and the state associations delaying their formal response to the lodha committee recommendations, the supreme court sets. File bcci has allegedly not followed the justice lodha led panels recommendations into cleaning the sport in the country and bringing the game into repute following matchfixing and corruption scandals in the past. On bcci reforms, recommendations of justice lodha committee. If you want to know all that happened with a timeline of the events that took place, you could do worse than read this article on precisely that. The committee was appointed by the sc in 2014 to make recommendations to the bcci in order to prevent frauds and conflict of interest in cricket administration.
The recommendations of the lodha committee shook the bcci hierarchy and its related associations. Here is the complete justice lodha committee report submitted to. May 03, 2018 if the coolingoff clause is implemented, several current bcci officials might have to step down. Bcci to move sc to detail difficulties in implementing lodha. Whats going on between lodha committee and the bcci.
These are basic guidelines the lodha committee expects bcci to follow before the two parties meet to chalk out the way forward. Justice rm lodha committee has submitted its report to the supreme court suggesting reforms in the board of control for cricket in india bcci. Named amitabh chaudhary, anirudh chaudhary of bcci and vikram limaye as representative of bcci at the icc meeting to be held in the first week of february, 2017. Government of india law commission of india report. Timeline of bcci v lodha committee, times of india. The supreme courtappointed lodha committee today recommended sweeping reforms and an administrative shakeup for the troubled bcci by suggesting that ministers be barred from occupying positions. Sports betting lodha report recommends legalisation of sports. A familiar way for bcci to tread for a timeline of how the ipl fixing case led to the lodha recommendations, click.
As the supreme court finds that the bcci impedes and delays the progress of implementing the lodha panel recommendations, it has ordered to stop funding from bcci to state associations. Sports betting lodha report recommends legalisation of. These includes almost a complete restructuring of the bcci, creation of a separate body to govern ipl, a ban on ministers or government servants holding posts in the bcci, and more. What the lodha committees recommendations mean for bcci 2. Times have come with heavy hands aganist bcci,otherwise inspite of the fact more than two months have. Aug 10, 2016 the sc directed that most of the recommendations of the lodha committee be implemented within six months. Bcci to discuss lodha panel recommendations at sgm. Read full report of justice rm lodha committee the panel suggested reforms in the bcci and announced a slew of measures, among them that one representation for one state is a fair idea and one association of each state will be a full member of the bcci and have a right to vote. A timeline of the bcci and lodha committee reforms case. March 3, 2016 bcci files counter affidavit in sc against lodha committee s recommendation. Committee of administrators first task will be to find out how much the bcci has complied with the recommendations made by the justice r. What the lodha committees recommendations mean for bcci. Nov 01, 2016 well, there is a comprehensive answer to all this. Government of india law commission of india report no.
December 2015, the lodha committee awarded a clean chit to mr. Lodha committee recommendation on bcci reforms are. Bcci refuses to implement lodha committee recommendations. Bcci to move sc to detail difficulties in implementing. Ministers and civil servants and those above 70 are not allowed to become bcci members. So much so that theyve also knocked at the iccs doors for help even when the two cricketing bodies seem to be at loggerheads on various issues. Recommendations of justice lodha committee on bcci reforms. Feb 20, 2016 bcci to move sc to detail difficulties in implementing lodha s recommendations the indian cricket board will file an affidavit in the supreme court pointing out the anomalies in the recommendations of the justice lodha committee and the difficulties the board is facing in implementing them.
Here is the complete justice lodha committee report submitted. The supreme court accepted major recommendations of the lodha committee on reforms to the board of control for cricket in india bcci reforms accepted. The bcci raised objections to the recommendations and approached the supreme court. Sc junks onestateonevote, tweaks coolingoff period for. Pti file following the supreme court proceedings on tuesday, during which the apex court hinted that it might have a relook at the onestateonevote clause mentioned in the lodha committee recommendations, as also three national selectors against five, the provision of coolingoff. The lodha committee recommendations world online gambling law report january 2016 03 sports betting lodha report recommends legalisation of sports betting.
Ministry of youth affairs and sports, department of sports letter number. The bcci is in a huddle, trying every trick in the book to escape from the clutches of the lodha committees recommendations. Bcci to move sc against lodha committees recommendations. Jan 30, 2017 committee of administrators first task will be to find out how much the bcci has complied with the recommendations made by the justice r. For latest breaking news, other top stories log on to. Read bcci says it wont flout lodha committee recommendations. Raman for his role in the scandal and recommended key reforms to be made to the bcci the lodha committee report. The supreme court ordered lodha committee to oversee the recommendations being followed by bcci and there was a time period of 46 months for that. Lodha committee recommends separate governing bodies for bcci. Coa has submitted the draft constitution of bcci to sc vimocafe. The role and reach of the committee are defined in paragraph 110ii iii iv and vi1. With this, the bcci case of many years in the supreme court has come a full circle from the judgement of july 18, 2016, confirming the lodha panels recommendations.
Bcci may have to accept lodha recommendations during the sgm. Bcci panel raises objections to four reforms recommended. Times have come with heavy hands aganist bcci,otherwise inspite of the fact more than two months have been copleted,there was neither. For a timeline of how the ipl fixing case led to the lodha recommendations. Feb 4, 2016 sc asks bcci to implements lodha committees recommendation. The panel has recommended separate governing bodies for ipl and bcci. According to the findings, there was a deadline of 30 th september 2016 beyond which the bcci could not pass these orders and it could only be taken by a new body for future. Justice lodha seeks removal of bcci bosses, just so that it can implement reforms the right way many significant recommendations have been accepted by the sgm members.
Aug 10, 2018 lodha committee the one which is probably on the hate list of all indian cricket fans heres all you need to know about lodha committee the lodha panel was set up by the indian supreme court in january 2015, following allegations of corruption. These lodha recommendations the bcci accepted but rejected. The supreme court was on monday told that the committee of administrators coa has submitted the draft constitution of the bcci which incorporates all the recommendations made by justice lodha committee on the organisational reforms in the apex cricketing body. Lodha committee spells out tender guidelines for bcci news. Sep 09, 2016 these are basic guidelines the lodha committee expects bcci to follow before the two parties meet to chalk out the way forward. The final judgment by the supreme court was delivered on 18 july 2016, by a twojudge bench consisting of justice ibrahim kalifulla and ts thakur, the chief justice.
The madras high courts decision to not grant interim relief to csk on its appeal for a stay on the lodha committee recommendations now clears the stage for the bcci working committee to take up. Sep, 2016 the bcci is in a huddle, trying every trick in the book to escape from the clutches of the lodha committees recommendations. Providing limited autonomy for the ipl governing council. The sc directed that most of the recommendations of the lodha committee be implemented within six months. First and foremost, it fixed an age cap of 70 years on bcci and state cricket association office bearers. The recommendations of the lodha committee shook the bcci hierarchy and its related. The lodha committee recommendations further state that the picking the selection panel based on zones has to be done away with. Justice retired markandey katju panel appointed by bcci to advice on sc verdict on implementation of justice lodha committee recommendations submitted its interim report to it on 7 august 2016. Having noticed the bcci and the state associations delaying their formal response to the lodha committee recommendations, the supreme court sets march 3rd as the deadline for the board to make. Vii conclusions and recommendations 97100 list of cases 101107 list of abbreviations 108110 annexures i. Jan 05, 2016 justice rm lodha committee has submitted its report to the supreme court suggesting reforms in the board of control for cricket in india bcci.