New Delhi: A proposal had been given before the Supreme Court by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday over Indian Premier League betting and spot-fixing case and said that they are ready to take the disciplinary proceeding against those who figure in justice Mukul Mudgal committee report.
Notify that apex court had told N Srinivasan to step down as the BCCI chief to enable free and fair probe in the betting and spot-fixing scandal involving his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and some cricketers on Tuesday.
The committee which was appointed by SC found Meiyappan guilty of match-fixing and betting during IPL 2013. The committee was headed by former Punjab and Haryana chief justice Mudgal, probing corruption charges against team owners of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
The BCCI also told the SC a detailed investigation on the basis of findings of Mudgal committee report is required.
The cricket board also offered that Srinivasan would set aside for a free and fair probe and the Chennai Police may have a time bound probe into the IPL spot-fixing case, reports said.
The apex court on the proposal of BCCI said, “We’ll have to think hard for the benefit of cricket and pass order.”
The justice Mudgal committee had also said allegations of fixing against Meiyappan require further investigation and also left it to the Supreme Court the issue of conflict of interest against Srinivasan, who heads India Cements that owns CSK.
It also comprised of additional solicitor general N Nageswara Rao and Assam Cricket Association member Nilay Dutta.
The over 100-page report went into various issues like suspected involvement of six India-capped players in fixing, betting allegations against Rajasthan Royals owners and the need to bring discipline in players.
The three-member committee had named in its report six prominent “Indian capped” players, including one who is part of the current team.
Under the Franchise Agreement and IPL’s anti-corruption code, CSK runs the risk of facing disciplinary action including ban for the acts of Meiyappan, who was its Team Principal, for bringing the game into disrepute.
The report had said rejecting Srinivasan’s contention that he was merely a cricket enthusiast, “The committee is of the view that the material on record clearly indicates that Meiyappan was the face of CSK and the team official of CSK.”
Bureau Report
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