October 7, 2013 1:07 PM

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SC proposes three-member panel to probe IPL spot-fixing scandal

The Supreme court today proposed a three-member panel headed by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal to examine the IPL spot-fixing scandal. The apex Court rejected BCCI's suggestion for setting up a special committee to probe the issue.A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and J S Kehar also proposed the names of senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General N Nagehswar Rao and Assam Cricket Association member Nilay Dutta to be part of the panel.The court posted the case for hearing for tomorrow when a formal order would be passed on it.The bench turned down the plea of BCCI that the proposed panel should find out if further probe is required into all the issues mentioned in the charge sheet filed by the Mumbai Police in the scandal.The bench said that the panel would conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations and submit its report to the Supreme Court.The court was hearing cross appeals filed by BCCI and Cricket Association of Bihar , CAB challenging Bombay High Court's order which had declared BCCI's probe panel in the scandal as illegal.The apex court had on August 30 heard the petition filed by Aditya Verma, CAB Secretary, challenging the high court's order refusing to appoint a fresh committee to probe the scam.

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