Lodha Panel recommendations on BCCI appointed by Supreme Court
The committee headed by justice (retd) RM Lodha was appointed by the apex court last year in the wake of a sport-fixing scandal in IPL, the biggest crisis to hit the cash-rich sports body in the country. Committee submitted its report to Supreme court on January 4,2016.
Ever since the sweeping reforms were proposed, BCCI have raised objections to several recommendations including: advertisements between overs during a match broadcast, ‘one state, one vote’, the presence of two members from IPL franchises on the league’s governing council, the formation of an apex council, and a cap on the tenure of the office bearers.
Members:
- Justice (Retd) RM Lodha,
- Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhan and
- Justice (Retd) RV Raveendran
- Ministers and IAS officers are disqualified from being a member of the BCCI.
- CAG nominee will be in BCCI and office bearers in BCCI should not be beyond the age of 70 years.
- ‘One state, one vote’ concept has also been upheld. States like Maharashtra and Gujarat having more than one cricket association will have voting rights on rotational basis.
- There should be a player’s association in the BCCI.
- One person should hold one post in cricket administration to avoid any conflict of interest.
- It is left to the Parliament to decide whether BCCI functioning can be brought under RTI as recommended by Lodha Panel.
- Parliament will decide recommendation of Lodha panel for legalising betting in cricket.
SC over recommendations of Lodha Committee:
The Supreme Court has upheld
almost all the recommendations of the R.M. Lodha Committee to overhaul the
cricket administration at the end of a long hearing spanning over two years
during which BCCI and State associations fought tooth-and-nail to protect their
turf. The apex court found no reason to interfere with the recommendations.- The apex court approved most of the recommendations and has given a time period of six months to BCCI to implement all the changes.
