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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Larger bench of CIC likely to decide BCCI's status by Himanshi Dhawan

Larger bench of CIC likely to decide BCCI's status by Himanshi Dhawan

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published Published on Nov 2, 2011   modified Modified on Nov 2, 2011

The nettled issue of whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is a public authority or not hangs in balance, with the Central Information Commission mulling the option of referring the case to a larger bench.

At the first hearing of the transparency panel in the presence of TV cameras, Information Commissioner M L Sharma indicated that the matter may be decided by a larger bench. The cameras were ordered to be moved out after Amit Sibal, BCCI counsel, raised objections. "I am not going to decide whether you (BCCI) are a public authority. I had called this hearing on your request so that I can decide whether this matter could be referred to a larger bench. So my jurisdiction at the moment is very limited," Sharma told Sibal.

The hearing generated huge interest as TV cameras were allowed inside the courtroom for the first time with some of the channels planning live coverage of the hearing parked their OB vans in the vicinity.

But things took a different turn as soon as Sibal entered the room, and asked the Information Commissioner if he was "comfortable" with the recording of the proceedings.

"Well, we talk of transparency. If you have any objections, I will ask them to stop," Sharma said. Sibal said proceedings should not be recorded after which the Information Commissioner ordered electronic media to stop the recording.

The case relates to RTI applications filed by activist S C Agrawal and one Alok Varshney seeking details of working of the BCCI. On Tuesday, Agrawal argued that the Board be recognized as a public authority as it was substantially funded by the government and had received facilities like land on lease for a nominal sum.

The Times of India, 2 November, 2011, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/BCCI-under-RTI-Act-Larger-bench-of-CIC-may-decide/articleshow/10570901.cms


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