The Supreme Court today ruled that N Srinivasan cannot head BCCI till he comes out clean in a probe conducted against him and 12 others, including India-capped cricketers, whose names have been mentioned by Justice Mudgal Committee report in the IPL betting and spot fixing scandal.The Apex court said that it cannot close its eyes to the allegations made by its probe committee in the scandal. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla said, report of Justice Mudgal Committee said, all these allegations were brought to Srinivasan's notice but he did not take any action.It said, a probe must be conducted to clear the air as some prominent players were named in the report submitted in a sealed envelop. The bench, however, expressed reservations over a SIT or CBI probe, saying that institutional autonomy of the Board has to be maintained and a committee constituted by the BCCI to look into the issue would be preferred.Yesterday, Srinivasan had appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate him as BCCI chief. He was removed from the post on March 28. The Court however said, its interim order will stand.In the meantime, the bench allowed Sundar Raman to continue to function as Chief Operating Officer of IPL 7, which began today in Abu Dhabi.The Court also agreed to hear the plea of BCCI and Srinivasan for allowing them to get the tapes of audio recording of interactions of the Mudgal committee with Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Srinivasan.
News On AIR | April 16, 2014 9:09 PM
N Srinivasan can't head BCCI till he gets clean chit in probe against him, 12 others: SC