Hours after the Supreme Court empowered the Lodha Committee to take key cricketing decisions for the 2017 season, the IPL Governing Council finalised the schedule for the ninth season.
In possible defiance of the Supreme Court, the Governing Concil today finalised the schedule of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League and announced that the player auction would be held on February 4.
However, the IPL GC may no longer have the power to take such decisions after the Supreme Court empowered the RM Lodha Panel to appoint experts and vet all BCCI contracts in relation to the 2017 cricket season.
But IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said no decision taken at the GC meeting was in violation of Lodha Committee recommendations or Supreme Court directive.
In its October 21 order, the Supreme Court had directed the BCCI not to issue any funds to state associations which did not comply with the Lodha reforms. The Indian board had told the apex court that its state associations were not ready to fall in line with the suggestions made by the Lodha Committee.
BCCI has been defiant towards the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee so far but the latest move on the part of the Governing Council is shocking to say the least. Hours after the Supreme Court made it clear that all BCCI contracts would be vetted by the Lodha Committee, senior board functionaries went ahead and announced that it had decided on the schedule for IPL-10.
The Supreme Court had on October 21, appointed an independent auditor to monitor the financial transactions of BCCI and set a threshold beyond which the board will have to take permission from the Lodha Panel.
Meanwhile, a source close to the Lodha Committee told India Today that state associations that do not comply with the reforms would not be allowed to host IPL games.
Source:Indiatoday
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