Dec. 25: The Bombay High Court on Saturday stayed the proceedings of BCCI disciplinary committee probing allegations of financial irregularities against the former IPL commissioner, Mr Lalit Modi, till January 10 next year.
Mr Modi’s counsel, Mr Ram Jethmalani, said that after hearing the civil suit filed by Mr Modi, the vacation judge, Justice S.J. Kathawala, held that a prima facie case has been made out for staying such proceedings.
The next date for disciplinary committee meeting was scheduled on December 27 and 28 at New Delhi. The senior lawyer argued that Mr Modi had filed the suit contending that under Rule 1 (Q) of the BCCI Rules and Regulations there can only be one disciplinary committee which has to be appointed by the board at every annual general meeting.
But the board had not appointed any disciplinary committee in its AGM held September 29, 2010. This is the third setback for the BCCI; the ban on Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, have been stayed previously.