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ITEM NO.55 COURT NO.5 SECTION IX
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).25027/2013
(From the judgement and order dated 30/07/2013 in PIL No.55/2013
of The HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY)
BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
CRICKET AASOCIATION OF BIHAR & ORS. Respondent(s)
(With application for urging additional grounds, permission to
file additional documents, prayer for interim relief and office
report)
WITH SLP(C) NO. 26633 of 2013
[CRICKET ASSOCIATION OF BIHAR V. BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN
INDIA & ORS.]
(With application for amendment of the petition, directions,
intervention prayer for interim relief and office report)
Date: 28/03/2014 These Petitions were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATNAIK
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA
For Petitioner/
Applicant Ms. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Gagan Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Chandrashekhar Verma, Adv.
In SLP 25027 Mr. C.A. Sundaram, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Radha Rangaswamy, Adv.
For Applicant (s)
Ms. Rohini Musa, Adv.
Mr. P.R. Raman, Adv.
Ms. Akhila Kaushik, Adv.
Ms. S.P. Arthi, Adv.
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in IA 5 Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Tejveer Singh, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
For BCCI Mr. C.A. Sundaram, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Radha Rangaswamy, Adv.
Ms. Rohini Musa, Adv.
Mr. P.R. Raman, Adv.
Ms. Akhila Kaushik,
Ms. S.P. Arthi, Adv.
For RR 2 Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Adv.
Mr. Hari Shankar K., Adv.
Mr. Aditya Verma, Adv.
Mr. Anshuman Upadhyay, Adv.
For RR 3 Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. S. Ganesh, Sr. Adv,.
Mr. T.K. Bhaskar, Adv.
Mr. K. Harishankar, Adv.
Ms. Lakshmi Shankar, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Verma, Adv.
Mr. Anshuman Upadhyay, Adv.
Mr. Vikas Singh Jangra, Adv.
For RR 4 Mr. Vikash Singh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Anish Dayal, Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Vaid, Adv.
Mr. Anshuman Srivastava, Adv.
Ms. Tamali Wad, Adv.
For RR in 25027
- CAB Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Gagan Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Chandrashekhar Verma, Adv.
Mr. T.R. Andhiyarujina, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Amol Chitale, Adv.
Ms. Pragya Baghel, Adv.
Mr. Shomik, Adv.
UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Leave granted.
These two civil appeals arise out of PIL
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Petition No.55 of 2013 filed in the Bombay High
Court by the Cricket Association of Bihar. In the
PIL before the Bombay High Court, serious
allegations of betting and spot fixing in IPL 2013
have been made against Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan as the
alleged Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings and
also allegations of betting have been made against
the Part-Team Owner of IPL Franchisee – Rajasthan
Royals.
The team owner of Chennai Super Kings is India
Cements Limited of which Mr. N. Srinivasan, the
President of the Board of Control for Cricket in
India [for short 'the BCCI'], is the Managing
Director and Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan is the
son-in-law of Mr. N. Srinivasan.
We have heard these matters in part and posted
these matters for further hearing to 16
and it will take some more days after 16
th
April, 2014
2014 for hearing to be completed and for judgment to
be delivered.
Mr. N. Srinivasan, the President of the BCCI,
has made a written offer through his counsel that
till investigation into which the allegations
against him is completed he will not discharge any
of the functions of the President of the BCCI.
th
April,
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Mr. Harish N. Salve, learned Senior Counsel
appearing for the Cricket Association of Bihar,
however, submitted that no further investigation
into the allegations against Mr. Srinivasan is
necessary as the findings of the IPL Probe Committee
appointed by this Court and the materials relied on
by the said Committee for the findings are
sufficient for this Court to remove Mr. Srinivasan
from the post of the President of BCCI as prayed in
the PIL filed before the Bombay High Court.
As we are yet to hear all the parties in these
matters, we cannot at this stage form any opinion
and pass orders on the basis of such opinion for
removal of Mr. Srinivasan from the post of the
President of the BCCI.
The IPL 2014 is, however, scheduled to commence
on 16
th
April, 2014 and we have to pass interim
orders to ensure that all those who love cricket
continue to watch cricket in IPL 2014 and the
matches are played by the players in accordance with
the IPL Rules.
Considering the fact that Mr. Sunil Gavaskar was
a cricket player of great repute and eminence, a
captain of the Indian Cricket team for a long period
and has a wide experience in cricket related
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activities and of men and matters, we appoint him,
as an interim measure, to function as and exercise
the powers of the President of the BCCI in relation
to the IPL, 2014 till we hear and deliver the
judgment in these matters. We make it clear that
with regard to all other matters of BCCI, the senior
most Vice-President of the BCCI, Mr. Shiv Lal Yadav,
will discharge the functions of the President of the
BCCI.
We also direct that till we deliver the
judgment, none of the employees of India Cement
Limited or its associate companies (except cricket
players or commentators) will perform any of the
duties assigned to them by the BCCI and the Interim
President, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar, will have power to
engage the services of such persons on whom he has
confidence for work in connection with the IPL 2014.
We also direct that it is for Mr. Gavaskar to
decide as to whether Mr. Sundar Raman, Chief IPL
Operator would continue in the IPL, 2014 or some
other arrangement has to be made in his place. In
case of any difficulty, Mr. Gavaskar may apply to
this Court for appropriate orders.
Mr. Gavaskar will not work as a Commentator
during this period as an Interim President of the
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BCCI in relation to IPL matters and he will be
adequately compensated for his loss of income for
this period by the BCCI. The compensation amount
will be determined after the Court resumes hearing
on 16
th
April, 2014.
We make it clear that we have not passed any
order preventing any player or any team from
participating in the IPL Tournament 2014.
List for further hearing on 16
the top of the Board.
[KALYANI GUPTA]
COURT MASTER
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April, 2014 on
[SHARDA KAPOOR]
COURT MASTER
