BCCI has shown who’s the boss: Justice Lodha

Justice Lodha

Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha on Friday said he is "not disappointed" with the recent judgement of the Supreme Court, which allowed the BCCI to make proposed amendments to its constitution and relax the cooling-off period requirement.

As per the new order, the cooling-off period for office bearers will kick in after two consecutive terms at either the BCCI or at the state-association level. The office bearers can now have a maximum of 12 years at one go: two three-year terms at the state-association level and two three-year terms at the BCCI, and after this, the cooling-off will be applicable.

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Asked whether he felt that the BCCI played smart this time, Justice Lodha replied, "Arre bhai, BCCI has shown that who's the boss." The former Chief Justice of India said he was not disappointed with the latest amendments to Apex Court judgment. "No, no, not disappointed. Why? Look, our report was accepted by the Supreme Court.

Cooling-off period, which we recommended, was accepted by the court on 18 July 2016, after threadbare discussion. So, if thereafter, some changes are made by the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, in its wisdom, can do it. So far as I'm concerned or the committee's concerned, we're not disappointed. What we recommended was accepted in the first instance."

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