SEPT 30- The Supreme Court will hear the plea filed by Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma against BCCI president Narayanaswami Srinivasan on Monday.
A defiant Srinivasan was, as expected, elected unopposed the president of the BCCI for a third year at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday but he won’t be able to take charge as per Supreme Court orders.
Srinivasan, however, can only take charge after the Supreme Court rules on a petition.
CAB secretary Aditya Verma moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Srinivasan from getting re-elected as the president of the BCCI on the ground that his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan is facing probe on the allegations of spot fixing and betting.
Verma, in his application, also sought to restrain the BCCI from inducting Srinivasan in any of its committees as a member or allow him to participate in any of the proceedings in any capacity.
Srinivasan was the lone presidential candidate put forward by the South Zone, from where he got the proposer and the seconder. The AGM was also chaired by Srinivasan.
Srinivasan said that he was not taking charge as per the directions of the Supreme Court.
“Leave me alone … I don’t want to comment anything today,” Srinivasan said.
Srinivasan categorically said he was not taking charge of the BCCI as per the instructions of the Supreme Court but has asked other office bearers to do so.
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