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File photograph of erstwhile BCCI main and existent BJP MP Anurag Thakur. (PTI)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, connected Thursday, granted alleviation to erstwhile BCCI main Anurag Thakur and paved mode for a imaginable instrumentality to cricket administration. The tribunal modified its January 2017 bid which had directed Thakur to "cease and desist" from being associated with the affairs of the Indian cricket board.A seat of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi applied the doctrine of proportionality and modified the bid by the apex court.
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Thakur had moved tribunal seeking a modification of the 2017 order. Sr Advocate PS Patwalia, appearing for Thakur, argued that the prohibition had been going connected for 9 years and if not lifted whitethorn pb to superior hardships.CJI Kant clarified that the determination was ne'er meant to run arsenic a lifelong disqualification.In 2017, the seat headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur removed Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke for continued defiance from implementing the Lodha sheet reforms.On July 14, 2017, the apical tribunal had granted alleviation to Thakur and dropped the contempt and perjury proceedings against him aft helium tendered an unconditional and unequivocal apology.For his part, Sr Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, appearing for the Secretary of the
Lodha Committee
, opposed the application.TIMELINE OF EVENTS
- On July 18, 2016, the Supreme Court ordered implementation of the Lodha Committee’s reforms successful BCCI, including a CAG nominee successful its governance structure.
- The tribunal aboriginal recovered that Thakur had tried to usage the ICC to represent these reforms (especially the CAG nominee) arsenic “government interference” that could endanger BCCI’s ICC membership, which the seat saw arsenic an effort to artifact reforms.
- Evidence showed helium had asked past ICC president Shashank Manohar (and ICC officials) for a missive saying the CAG nominee would compromise BCCI’s autonomy; erstwhile this was denied successful ICC correspondence, it contradicted what Thakur had stated connected oath.
- On January 2, 2017, the Supreme Court removed Thakur arsenic BCCI president and issued show‑cause notices for contempt and perjury, stating helium had made “certain mendacious statements connected oath” and attempted to obstruct implementation of its orders. Along with removing him from his position, the tribunal directed that Thakur “forthwith cease and desist” from BCCI work, efficaciously barring him from cricket committee affairs nether the 2017 order.
- On July 14, 2017, the contempt and perjury proceedings were dropped aft Thakur tendered an unconditional and unequivocal apology.
