Question: Recently Justice RM Lodha Committee has submitted its report to the Supreme Court suggesting reforms in-
(a) On the issue of reform in Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
(b) On the issue of legal recognition to hockey betting.
(c) On the issue of alleged corruption in hockey
(d) On the issue of reform of the Hockey India League
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- Justice RM Lodha Committee on IPL spot fixing on 4 January 2015 submitted its report to the Supreme Court suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- Major Recommendations Committee:
- The panel has recommended separate governing bodies for IPL and BCCI.
- Providing limited autonomy for the IPL Governing Council.
- It has also recommended legalising betting.
- It proposed that no Minister or government servant should become a BCCI office-bearer.
- It suggested that the BCCI office-bearer’s term should not exceed more than two consecutive terms.
- It suggests that any BCCI office-bearer cannot hold two posts at the same time.
- It proposed the constitution and establishment of a players’ association.
- It asks for restructuring of the BCCI constitution.
- It says that one association from each state should be a member of the BCCI and should have right to vote.
- At present BCCI have 34 members of which few are inactive ones like Railways and Services. It recommended relegation of Railways, Services and other members who don’t have competitive presence, to affiliate status without voting rights.
- For the creation of the players’ association, it suggests for a steering committee headed by former Home Secretary G K Pillai with Mohinder Amarnath, Diana Eduljee and Anil Kumble as members.
- It suggests that the day to day management of the BCCI should be conducted by a CEO, who should be assisted by six professional managers. They will be responsible to an apex council.
- It suggests that the apex council of the BCCI should constitute of 9 members of whom 5 will be elected, 2 will be representatives of the players’ association, and one will be a woman.
- The committee has also suggested certain eligibility criteria for important BCCI office bearers like the President, Vice President, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer. The criteria include:
- a) He/she should not be more than 70 years in age.
- b) Should not being insolvent, not holding any post in the government (whether that of a minister or a government servant).
- c) He also must not have held office in BCCI for the last nine years.
- d) Each office bearer will have a tenure of three years, and no office bearer can hold the office for more than three terms – with the rider that there will be a ‘cooling off period’ after each term.
- The report will be reviewed by a bench of a bench Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice T. S. Thakur.
- In January, 2015, on the direction of the Supreme Court the Lodha committee was formed.
Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/957707.html