New Delhi : Jagmohan Dalmiya’s death has triggered a race within BCCI for the post of interim president, but the Supreme Court’s stay on working committee meetings may throw a spanner in the works.
According to section 16/d of the board’s constitution, secretary Anurag Thakur will have to announce the date for a SGM within 15 days of the passing away of BCCI president Dalmiya, with a three week notice to the various state associations. The interim president will then be chosen at the SGM.
But there are doubts whether Thakur can actually call for a SGM since the working committee can only meet once SC gives its verdict on the petition filed regarding ousted BCCI chief N. Srinivasan. The AGM of the BCCI, which was scheduled for last month, was postponed indefinitely after some board members expressed reservations over Srinivasan’s presence in the meeting. The BCCI then filed a petition in SC seeking directions on whether Srinivasan can attend board meetings as a representative of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).
Srinivasan was forced to step down as BCCI president last year by SC in order to facilitate investigations into the IPL betting scam. —IANS
