Anurag Thakur now has to leave the post of President (File Photo)
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered to remove Anurag Thakur from the post of BCCI President over not complying with court orders. The apex court also removed Ajay Shirke from the post of BCCI Secretary. Apart from removing both Thakur and Shirke from their posts, the court also issued show cause notices to both, asking why contempt and perjury proceedings be not initiated against them. In a July 18 order by the court, most of BCCI office bearer were ineligible to carry on and the Lodha panel had asked the court to remove them.
The latest order comes after Lodha Committee’s third status report which was submitted on November 14, asking for the disqualification of office-bearers of the BCCI and state associations. The Supreme Court is also set to replace the top brass of the cricket board with panel of administrators.
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The court has sought new names for the same. The next hearing will be on January 19.
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