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Former BCCI president Muthiah submits 12 more instances of 'conflict of interest' against Srinivasan in Supreme Court

By Qaiser Mohammad Ali

Published: 20:22 EST, 20 April 2013 | Updated: 20:22 EST, 20 April 2013 Former BCCI president A.C. Muthiah alleges the BCCI altered rules to favour N. Srinivasan (pictured)

Former BCCI president A.C. Muthiah has submitted 12 more instances of alleged conflict of interest against current Board president N. Srinivasan before the Supreme Court this week.

Muthiah is trying to establish that while buying the Chennai franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his company, India Cements, Srinivasan's different positions in the BCCI and his private business caused a conflict of interest.

Srinivasan was BCCI's treasurer from 2005-06 to 2007-08, its secretary from 2008- 09 to 2010-11 and has been the Board president since September 2011.

If there is no challenger to the president's post at the next BCCI annual general body meeting - it usually takes place in September - he will get another year (and the last of three) at the helm.

Muthiah, who was BCCI president from 1999-2000 to 2000-2001, had originally filed a suit in a Chennai court, pointing out Srinivasan's conflict of interest.

He had prayed for permanent injunction restraining Srinivasan (second respondent in the case) from functioning as secretary of the BCCI, the first respondent. He had also prayed for a mandatory permanent injunction directing the BCCI not to permit Srinivasan to contest any of the posts of office-bearers of the Board in future for such a reasonable number of years as the court may deem fit.

Then, Muthiah filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court. He has now filed an interlocutory application for submitting additional documents in his SLP, along with a prayer for interim relief.

Muthiah wants a key BCCI rule, which allegedly helped Srinivasan buy the IPL's Chennai franchise, to be declared illegal.

It's Clause 6.2.4 of the BCCI regulations for players, team officials, managers, umpires and administrators. It was amended to the effect that "clause 6.2.4 will not apply to IPL and Champions T20 League", at the BCCI AGM held on September 27, 2008.

Muthiah claims it is "illegal, opposed to public policy, malafide exercise of power, abuse of the power of amendment" and, therefore, the amendment should be declared null and void.

While enlisting the 12 alleged instances of the conflict of interest, Muthiah has pointed out that at times Srinivasan wore up to four different hats - BCCI secretary/president, member of the IPL governing council, president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, and vice-president and managing director of India Cements.





