Sri.B.N.Madhukar v. the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court Division Bench disposes of writ petition (GM-RES) by life member challenging KSCA Managing Committee elections of respondent Nos.3-7 (held 03.10.2019) and seeking quashing of Ombudsman/Ethics Officer order dated 11.02.2020 in Complaint No.1/2019 (Annexure-L); challenge rendered infructuous on expiry of three-year tenure; KSCA directed to hold fresh elections (scheduled 30.11.2025) per its prevailing rules, regulations and by laws; qualified persons free to contest; pending interlocutory applications disposed; respondents include BCCI, Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (Vinod Rai), KSCA office-bearers and former HC Judge K N Keshavanarayana as Ombudsman; filed under Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; no precedent cited; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent No.8 (KSCA) to conduct the fresh elections strictly in accordance with the prevailing rules, regulations and by laws of respondent No.8; any person qualified to contest may participate; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of.