Former India captain and India A and U19 team coach Rahul Dravid has been granted all-clear by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) D.K. Jain over the conflict of interest allegations leveled against him.

"I have found no case of conflict against Dravid," he said.

In the order passed in the matter, accessed by IANS, Jain said: "For all the aforesaid reasons I am convinced that on facts at hand, a case of "conflict of interest" as enshrined in the Rules is not made out. Resultantly, the complaint is dismissed being bereft of any merit. This order will be communicated to Mr. Rahul Dravid, the Complainant, and the BCCI. The signed copy of this Order shall be kept in the folder of the Complaint."

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Currently, head of the NCA's operations in Bengaluru, Dravid, was earlier served a "conflict of interest" notice by the BCCI Ethics Officer on a complaint from Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta. He had claimed that Dravid is the NCA Director and is also employed as vice-president of India Cements group, which owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.

Dravid had clarified that before taking up the assignment of the Indian team, he had taken a leave of absence from India Cements.

"He (Dravid) has asserted that his employment with India Cements Limited, is not and cannot be construed as an employment with the CSK franchisee, regardless of any relationship between the two entities, viz India Cements Limited and Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd. He has further pleaded that at no point in time, has he been a "Team Official" of CSK," the order said.

According to Justice Jain, to avoid any complications at the behest of the BCCI, Dravid had handed a written copy from Indian Cements giving leave of absence until he was employed by the board.

(IANS inputs)