Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma on Thursday said that he has filed an application in the Supreme Court (SC) questioning BCCI’s ‘contradictory stance’ on the rival state association BCA.
The application will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Fakir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifula, along with BCCI’s reply as regards why the board is against implementing all the recommendations of the Justice lodha Committee.
His application comes after BCCI invited Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) representative Mrityunjay Tiwary to attend its Special General Meeting (SGM) on February 19.
“BCCI has illegally called one section (BCA) and allowed him to sit in the SGM. The stand of BCCI is in violation of Supreme Court appointed Justice lodha Panel,” said Verma.
Verma pointed out that the Justice lodha Committee report was filed before the SC in January. The committee had recommended to the board to bring Bihar back into its fold and grant the state a full member status. It had also recommended that any internal feud of Bihar cricket administrators should either be resolved at the BCCI Ombudsman or court.
He said on January 9, senior board official Ratnakar Shetty went to Patna on an invitation from Abdul Bari Siddiqui, the Finance Minister of the state, and publicly said that BCCI recognises BCA. Siddiqui is the convener of BCA. “The arrogance of BCCI has reached such great heights that it is not even paying heed to the highest court of the land,” said Verma further.