BCCI advises state associations not to conduct elections till Supreme Court verdict
The MCA was to conduct its AGM-cum-elections on September 28.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly advised all the state associations not to conduct their elections till the Apex Court gives its verdict on the cooling-off clauses. In relation to the above-mentioned happenings, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has called for an emergency meeting of the Apex Council on August 23 (Tuesday) to discuss the matter of elections.
Emergent meeting of the Apex Council to be held on August 23
“As advised by the Hon’ble President, an emergent meeting of the Apex Council will be held on Tuesday, 23rd August 2022 at 5 PM at the office of the Association to discuss the following agenda,” says the MCA secretary Sanjay Naik in a mail sent to members on August 20.
The mail also mentions the one-point agenda, “1. To appraise the members about holding the forthcoming elections of the Association.” The MCA was to conduct its AGM-cum-elections on September 28. When asked about it, Naik said he will be in a position to comment only after the meeting.
Talking about the cooling-off clause, the top board is itself looking to remove it and the BCCI has already filed a plea in the Supreme Court. As per the BCCI constitution, which has been approved by the Apex Court, both BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah will have to step aside next month for at least three years to serve the mandatory cooling-off period at the same time when the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled.
Apart from Shah and Ganguly, joint secretary Jayesh George has already served six years in the state association and the cricket board combined and going by the rules, all three of them need to vacate their respective posts for a mandatory lay-off period.
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