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Lalit Modi has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court on July 8, challenging the Board for Control of Cricket in India’s (BCCI) disciplinary proceedings initiated against him. Lalit Modi was the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Chairman of the Champions League from 2008 to 2010.
Modi has accused that the Disciplinary Committee, which comprises of IPL’s Interim Chairman, Chirayu Amin, Arun Jaitley and Jyotiraditya Scindia, would be biased as they have been constituted by the BCCI themselves (by a special general meeting called on July 3). Modi has approached the High Court to appoint an acceptable independent person or a retired Judge to decide on all the charges framed against Modi.
The Mumbai office of Wadia Ghandy & Co., is appearing for Lalit Modi. Litigation Partner, Dhawal Mehta who is assisted by Kunal Doshi and Gaurav Gopal are leading the Wadia Ghandy team. Mehmood Abdi is the external counsel for Lalit Modi who appeared on behalf of the former IPL commissioner before the BCCI’s disciplinary committee. Abdi was in the press for all the wrong reasons for calling the BCCI a ‘khap panchyat’.
The writ petition names BCCI along with 5 other petitioners. Sources indicate that the writ petition has been filed against the BCCI’s suspension order issued in April along with the other show cause notices. BCCI has accused Modi of financial fraud in relation to the bidding process for franchises and sale of theatrical rights and advertisements. Modi has also been charged with conspiring to set up a rebel cricket league in England.
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- 1. "had only seen and heard of cricket on pitches..now would see cricket happening in the courts by different pitches!!!!". Hemant Shah, New Delhi
- 2. "It is very shameful and disgraceful that the only sport which is in the blood of Indians is facing dirty politics.Nothing can be worse than this that such so called Big Bosses are bent on slinging mud on each other in courts of law.". PUSHPA JHURANEY, New Delhi
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May 17, 2012 | Bar & Bench brings to you the twentieth article on 'The Viewpoint' series with its Knowledge Partner AZB & Partners. AZB Senior Associate Nandish Vyas and Associate Pranati Ishwar in this article seek to examine the context in which indemnification rights are relevant for acquisition transactions, and also seek to explore if there are areas where they are potentially not worth the comments (4)
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