Today Supreme Court removed Anurag Thakur as president and Ajay Shirke as secretary of the BCCI with a showcause notice issued in regards to charges of perjury and contempt of court as consequences of not following the July 18 court order.
The apex court gave Thakur a deadline of January 19 to reply to its perjury charges.
The Justice RM Lodha Committee’s made recommendations to Apex Court for disqualifying all the board and its state association office bearers who have failed to meet the new norms set by the panel.
The SC will replace the top brass of the BCCI with a new panel of administrators, also to be decided on January 19.
The Bench of Justice Thakur, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Dr Justice DY Chandrachud took about seven minutes to decide the fate of the BCCI and it administrators.
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