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BCCI can now operate

SC may ask order fresh elections

REUTERS/AFP, New Delhi
India's top court has set aside a lower court's order suspending all office-bearers of the country's cricket board, including president Ranbir Mahendra, because of alleged misconduct during board elections last month.
A two-judge Supreme Court bench granted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) a stay on Monday until the case was decided. The court's order would allow the board's newly-elected officials to resume office, a lawyer for the BCCI said.
But the court suspended former president Jagmohan Dalmiya from functioning as the board's Patron-in-Chief until a final decision, which is expected on October 26.
The Supreme Court said it would look into the conduct of the controversial elections in an upcoming hearing on October 26.
"If we feel on the next date of hearing that everything was not all right during the recently held elections, then we will order fresh elections," the Supreme Court order said. The Madras High Court in southern India suspended all BCCI officials and temporarily appointed retired Supreme Court judge S
RANBIR MAHENDRA
Mohan as an interim administrator to run the affairs of the board last week.
The Madras court was hearing a case filed by a local club, who alleged the BCCI election was illegal because of the disqualification of a Maharashtra Cricket Association member from voting on election day.
Mahendra won the election after outgoing president Dalmiya used his casting vote to break the tied contest with federal minister Sharad Pawar.
Dalmiya-protege Mahendra was declared victor over Agriculture Minister Pawar. The election results had been tied 15-15 before Dalmiya's decisive vote.
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Dalmiya was named as the board's first patron-in-chief last month, though some experts said the post ensured Dalmiya could still control the cashrich BCCI -- even after his term as president ended.
BBC adds, as well as facing pressure from Madras, the BCCI came under extra scrutiny after the Delhi High Court ruled public interest litigation was possible against the governing body.
Critics complain the BCCI, the world's richest cricket board with an annual income of 44.5 million pounds has no accountability.
They also say too political an approach is taken when it comes to choosing players and officials.
A case of granting TV rights for the national team's home matches is continuing at the Supreme Court.