On Wednesday (September 14), the Supreme Court stamped its approval on the renewed amendments proposed by the BCCI. This development means that the board president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah can now extend their tenure by three more years, which was earlier not possible due to "cooling-off" period clause.
After the favourable Supreme Court order, Ganguly preferred to stay quiet when asked about the verdict.
"Don't want to comment on it, the Supreme Court's decision," Ganguly told India Today in an exclusive chat.
When asked whether it’s a win for BCCI, the BCCI chief added: "It's the Supreme Court's decision, what they have thought good had given the order. I don't comment on it."
The duo of Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah took charge of the BCCI in 2019. They were appointed for only 9 months but due to COVID-19, their tenure was extended as elections could not be held and now they are set to continue in their roles.
Earlier, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for BCCI, told a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli, that the game of cricket is substantially streamlined in the country.
"BCCI is an autonomous body. We cannot micro-manage its functioning. As the constitution exists today, there is a cooling off period. If I am an office bearer of the state cricket association for one term and BCCI for another consecutive term, then I have to go for a cooling off period,” Mehta said.
The bench eventually gave the verdict that the office bearers can have continuous tenure of 12 years, which includes six years in State Association and six years in BCCI before the cooling-off period of three years is triggered.
(With India Today inputs)
