Supreme Court today appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice DK Jain as the Ombudsman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)..The Bench of Justices SA Bobde and AM Sapre made the appointment stating that Justice Jain’s name was agreeable to all parties. Justice Jain will be the first Ombudsman for dispute resolution in the BCCI. He should assume charge at the earliest, the Court said..Justice Jain, as the Ombudsman, will look into the controversy surrounding allegedly inappropriate remarks made by Cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul on a talk show. He will decide the quantum of punishment to be awarded to the two. Allegations of misconduct made against certain BCCI officials will also be dealt with by him..During the hearing, the Court also expressed its displeasure with the “sparring” between members of Committee of Administrators (CoA) of BCCI. The Court said that the CoA head Vinod Rai and one of the members Diana Edulji must not go public with their differences..“We have heard in reports that some sparring is going on between CoA members. Tell them not to go public with their differences.”.As regards the appointment of more members to CoA, the Court noted that it had some names in mind. The decision regarding the same would, however, be taken by the Bench in Chamber, Justice Bobde said..The CoA initially had four members. However, two members had resigned and the CoA is currently functioning with four members.
Supreme Court today appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice DK Jain as the Ombudsman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)..The Bench of Justices SA Bobde and AM Sapre made the appointment stating that Justice Jain’s name was agreeable to all parties. Justice Jain will be the first Ombudsman for dispute resolution in the BCCI. He should assume charge at the earliest, the Court said..Justice Jain, as the Ombudsman, will look into the controversy surrounding allegedly inappropriate remarks made by Cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul on a talk show. He will decide the quantum of punishment to be awarded to the two. Allegations of misconduct made against certain BCCI officials will also be dealt with by him..During the hearing, the Court also expressed its displeasure with the “sparring” between members of Committee of Administrators (CoA) of BCCI. The Court said that the CoA head Vinod Rai and one of the members Diana Edulji must not go public with their differences..“We have heard in reports that some sparring is going on between CoA members. Tell them not to go public with their differences.”.As regards the appointment of more members to CoA, the Court noted that it had some names in mind. The decision regarding the same would, however, be taken by the Bench in Chamber, Justice Bobde said..The CoA initially had four members. However, two members had resigned and the CoA is currently functioning with four members.
