Board of Control for Cricket in India President N Srinivasan. PHOTO: REUTERS
A two-judge panel warned it could order N Srinivasan, who is regarded as the most powerful man in world cricket, to stand down unless he did so voluntarily as his continued presence in his post was hampering the investigation which involves his son-in-law.
"Unless the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) president stands down, there can be no fair investigation. It's nauseating," Justice AK Patnaik told the court in New Delhi.
"If you don't step down, then we will pass an order," he added.
The bench is looking at a damning report that it commissioned last year into wrongdoing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following a betting and spot-fixing scandal that rocked the popular Twenty20 tournament.
The report, released in February, concluded that Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan could be guilty of illegal betting on IPL games, in a major blow to Srinivasan who is set to take over as head of the International Cricket Council in July.
Meiyappan was the team principal of Chennai Super Kings, an IPL franchise owned by Srinivasan's India Cements company and captained by national skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The report, by a panel headed by retired judge Mukul Mudgal, suggested that Meiyappan may have passed on team information to outsiders for illegal betting, but did not specify what information or to whom.
"There are no definite findings by the Mudgal committee but the allegations are of a very serious nature," Patnaik told the court.
The judge asked the BCCI's lawyers to go away and read the report and return on Thursday when the case will continue.
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@wondering Garbage talk. The rioters be Hindu Muslim both are thrown behind bars and serving sentences on finished cases. Some cases are still going on based on appeals and repeals etc. And Gujarat riots it's not only Muslims who suffered ,Hindus were burned too both are seeking justice and compensation from govt. So As far as modi is concerned he wasn't a rioter rioting on roads. It's his statement that created uproar and mass resentment amongst Indians after riot..when Muslims mobs burnt Hindu pilgrims train and Hindu mobs later retaliated by rioting on Muslims.. He on defence on poor management of situation in press conference sed "every action has equal or opposite reaction" a news channel quoted him. He challenged that notion whole press tapes were scanned court found no such quote. Nor was such thing ever sed on live telecast of news. It was cheap trp gaining news channels strategy however If you have proof he said it on record please come forward we can renew the case. "Supreme Court were Hindus" even I didn't know they where Hindus and u know wow..btw the head Chief Justice of india during time of cases was a Zoroastrian a Parsi. And its Hindus lawyers and activist who are fighting for justice for Muslims...so funny u distinguish between Hindus too. Dude Supreme Court is secular institution it delivers justice based on evidence,proof, and secular law of land not based on your religious emotions. So your argument holds no water.
@wondering: Ever heard: Might is right?
And then they were calling us to support the Big Three Drama, led by this 'honest' and upright individual. Lolzzz
@stone the don of match fixing is in Karachi Dawood wanted by india. Hand him over the fixing will end. Btw if srini is indeed into betting he can only access information of of team playing strategy for the day by planting mole into management handling them, and leak it to betting people.. The players are no way involved into this. Nor do they have too,when they earn millions and millions of dollars in IPL every year and advertisement contracts. Secondly whoever is caught his career is ended in india and earns bad reputation..no one will take that huge risk unless he's complete lunatic and suicidal. ET plz publish this
Well done supreme court but hope its not late and this man has not wiped any evidence.
Thank you Supreme Court :) - Indian
NOW..LET'S C WHO IS MORE POWERFUL?.A CORRUPT CHIEF OR A CORRUPT CONST #GOC
Bakray ki maa kab tak Khair manaey gee
Yea I told u guys every tournament is fixed, only the scapegoat get caught like aamir and the other two, the don of match fixing is in india!