MADRAS HIGH COURT ORDERS NOTICES TO BCCI SECRETARY CHENNAI

MADRAS HIGH COURT ORDERS NOTICES TO BCCI SECRETARY CHENNAI 12/17/2008 Madras High Court ordered notice to the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) on a petition filed by former BCCI President, A C Muthiah, who sought the court to restrain Mr Srinivasan from functioning as BCCI Secretary and President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for exercising his official powers to derive personal benefits. While admitting the petition, Justice P R Sivakumar, directed Mr Srinivasan to file counter and adjourned the matter to January 20 next year. In his petition, Mr Muthiah submitted that the BCCI set up a separate sub-committee known as the Indian Premier League (IPL) to oversee the operation of the domestic Twenty20 competition in India and abroad. The IPL tournament was sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The League was to initially comprise eight teams, which will play each other in the year 2008-2009. Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Jaipur, Chennai, Chandigarh and Hyderabad were chosen as venues for the matches. The teams were to be selected on the basis of auction of players. The IPL invited tender towards the end of 2007 for auctioning ownership of the teams. The tender stated that IPL was not a separate legal entity, but part of the BCCI and was managed by a separate Governing Council reporting to the Board. In pursuant to invitation to tender, eight teams were auctioned and purchased by eight different parties. Mr Srinivasan, who was also the Managing Director of the India Cements Limited, was the successful bidder for the Chennai Franchise, subsequently named as Chennai Super Kings, the petitioner contended. UNI

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