The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the BCCI should conduct a probe against N Srinivasan and 12 others in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing and betting scandal to maintain its institutional autonomy as the court can’t ‘close its eyes’ to the allegations made by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee.The apex court also allowed Sundar Raman to continue as chief operating officer (COO) of the seventh edition of IPL which started on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. A bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik, expressed reservation over ordering 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.
The bench allowed Raman’s continuation on the post after veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, appointed as an interim president of BCCI by the apex court, has written to it to take a decision on the fate of Raman. The apex court had earlier asked Gavaskar to take a decision on whether to remove Raman as COO or not.
The bench allowed Raman’s continuation on the post after veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, appointed as an interim president of BCCI by the apex court, has written to it to take a decision on the fate of Raman. The apex court had earlier asked Gavaskar to take a decision on whether to remove Raman as COO or not.