Najam Sethi suspended as PCB head, court order clarifies

The Islamabad court order issued on October 29 also dissolved PCB's ad hoc committee.


Web Desk October 31, 2013
Caretaker PCB chairman Najam Sethi. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) order - issued on October 29 - dissolved the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee and suspended interim chairman Najam Sethi, Express News reported on Thursday.

The IHC today issued the three-page long written statement, explaining the verdict.

As per the IHC order, the administrative and managerial powers now rest with the PCB governing body which will handle all the matters, including election of board chairman.

Confusion

In response to a petition, IHC judge Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui had suspended Sethi and barred him from performing his duties for failing to comply with a legal order to elect a permanent PCB chairman on October 18.

However, after a couple of hours, a division bench, at the same court granted a stay order on the suspension ruling until November 4.

Sethi further tweeted that he was still the PCB chairman because of the latest stay order.


However, Express News reported that the IHC written reply – issued today – states that Sethi remains suspended.

Meanwhile, a petition was also filed in the court today calling for issuance of contempt of court notice to Sethi for tweeting in defiance of a court order.

COMMENTS (31)

Zee Paki | 10 years ago | Reply

@Dhaka: Please don't flatter yourself. Your team lost to Pakistan 7-0 in your own country, in front of your doting fans the last time you dared to play Pakistan, and then promptly weasled out of a similar thrashing in Pakistan by using a court order excuse. When comparing Bangla to Pak, only use face to face matches and you will know the real facts.

ashraf husain | 10 years ago | Reply

Appointment of sethi is example of our corrupt political system. He is getting reward by PML N to support them election.This type of person always associate with ruling class

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