A.K.PATNAIK, FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA
Board of Control for Cricket in India – Appellant
Versus
Cricket Association of Bihar – Respondent
ORDER
A. K. PATNAIK, J.
The Cricket Association of Bihar filed PIL No.55 of 2013 in the Bombay High Court challenging the constitution of a panel of two retired judges of the Madras High Court by the BCCI to probe into the allegations of betting and spot-fixing in IPL, 2013 against Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan as the alleged Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings and the part-time owner of IPL Franchise Rajasthan Royals contending that the panel was not constituted in accordance with the Operational Rules applicable to IPL. The Cricket Association of Bihar accordingly made a prayer in the PIL that the BCCI be directed to recall its order constituting the probe panel and by the impugned judgment dated 30.07.2013, the High Court held that the constitution of the probe panel was not in accordance with the Operational Rules applicable to the IPL. The High Court, however, declined to constitute a fresh panel to inquire into the aforesaid allegations and took the view in the impugned judgment that the constitution of the probe panel was the prerogative of the BCCI under the Operational Rules applicable to the IPL.
2. Aggrieved by the impugned judgment of the Bombay High Court insofar as the Hi
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