Lalit Modi,who conceived the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was its former chairman and commissioner,was banned for life from the BCCI,its affiliates and associates during the cricket board's Special General Meeting (SGM) in Chennai on Wednesday. The SGM was preceded by a series of legal proceedings with Modi getting a stay order on the SGM from a Delhi court which was overturned by the Delhi High Court. Modi moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to save himself. But once his plea was dismissed by the apex court,it became an open-and-shut case at the SGM. In fact,the meeting was over less than half an hour after its 2 pm start,with all 30 members present voting to expel Modi. The meeting started with BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel reading out a letter that Modi sent him on Tuesday,requesting him to postpone the meeting. Then the members were appraised of the recommendations made by the two-member disciplinary commission,comprising Arun Jaitley and Jyotiraditya Scindia,that inquired into the charges (starting with financial misappropriation) that had been levelled against Modi after his suspension following the IPL 2010 closing ceremony. Then Haryana Cricket Association secretary Anirudh Chaudhary proposed the life ban,which was seconded by the Orissa Cricket Association president Ranjib Biswal. All other members voted in favour of the motion. Modi was gone,and the meeting was over. The BCCI,at its Special General Meeting,held at Park Sheraton,Chennai,on Wednesday,considered and discussed the report of the Disciplinary Committee of the BCCI on the Show Cause Notices issued to Mr Lalit Kumar Modi,in accordance with Clause 32 (iv) of the Memorandum of Rules and Regulations,as well as the documents referred to by Mr Modi,in his letter dated 24 September 2013,to the Hony. Secretary,BCCI,and passed the following resolution unanimously: Mr Lalit Modi is guilty of committing acts of serious misconduct and indiscipline,and therefore,in exercise of powers as per Regulation 32 of the Memorandum and Rules and Regulations of the Board,Mr Lalit Modi be and is hereby expelled from the BCCI,the BCCI said in a media release. He shall forfeit all his rights and privileges as administrator. He shall not in future be entitled to hold any position or office,or be admitted in any Committee or any member or associate member of the Board, the BCCI added in the media release. Srinivasan keeps flock together Today's meeting was also another opportunity for the BCCI president N Srinivasan to show his strength. He chaired the meeting,and as expected managed to keep his flock together. And now,if the Supreme Court gives its go-ahead to the BCCI's 84th Annual General Meeting on September 29,Srinivasan's nomination as president for the third year in a row looks like a formality. See,Modi was found guilty and the BCCI members unanimously decided to expel him. Nothing much should be read between the lines, a top BCCI official told The Indian Express. But Modi has threatened to come back hard and reportedly said he would have the last word in this matter. The BCCI doesn't want to react to the comment made by him. It would be silly to stoop to his level. Let him say whatever he likes. In the meantime,the BCCI will further concentrate on the development of cricket, the official added. Some of the charges made against modi Internet Rights The BCCI claims it wasnt aware that Modis step son-in-law Gaurav Burman was the managing partner of Elephant Capital,which held 50 per cent shares in Global Cricket Ventures (Mauritius),which had entered into a contract with the BCCI with regard to Internet rights of the IPL. Modi contended that everything that had transpired with regard to the Internet rights was in the knowledge of the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council. The disciplinary committee absolved Modi of the charge that he did not disclose his relatives interest as it was found that the BCCI was aware that his relatives had proprietary interest in the IPL franchises. However,the failure to make such disclosure cannot be condoned and constitutes an act of indiscipline,the disciplinary committee report stated. Theatrical Rights Modi was charged with awarding theatrical rights to a company without the approval of the Governing Council. He also created a situation where only one entity the technology support partner would succeed. The company then assigned the rights to a third party with Modi's approval without the BCCi's knowledge. Modi stated the terms of the tender for theatrical rights were in the public domain,and known to the Governing Council,president and secretary. He also contended his permission for sub-licensing was sought without the approval of the Governing Council while claiming the president was in the know. The disciplinary committee absolved Modi of any wrong in the awarding of rights as it was open for bidders to have technological partners and no indiscipline or misconduct could be attributed to him. The second charge of indiscipline was proved as he overrode the decision of the Governing Council in assigning the rights to a third party and this was detrimental to the interests of the BCCI. TV rights The BCCI contended,that Multi Screen Media Satellite (Singapore),who initally won the telecast rights for the Indian subcontinent between 2008-2012 and WSG Mauritius which were later awarded these rights cut a deal where in WSG would let go of the rights; once the rights were released back to the BCCI,MSM could get them back. For this,the BCCI contended,MSM paid WSG an $80million facilitation fee a fee the board says should have come to it. The BCCI contended that all this was done with the knowledge and active participation,of Modi who was a via media between MSM and WSG. Bid rigging In 2010,the BCCI drafted an invitation to tender [ITT for rights to two new franchises that were to be auctioned later that year. The BCCI claimed that Modi added without formally informing the board two onerous conditions to the ITT: the bidder should have a net worth of US$1bn and must provide a bank guarantee of Rs $100 million. According to the BCCI,these conditions were not in the draft ITT,which was approved by the IPL Governing Council,and were added by Modi. Modi,however,stated that he had informed the then BCCI president,Shashank Manohar,verbally but the disciplinary committee concluded that Modi had acted without the authorization of the governing council. The panel reasoned that this was done to exclude healthy competition and favour two bidders. Arm-twisting The rights to the two new teams in 2010 Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers were bought by Sahara Adventure Sports and Rendezvous Sports World Pvt Ltd respectively. The BCCIs contention was that Modi was favouring another bidder and had threatened a representative of the Kochi franchise to give up the rights. The BCCI said that Modis threat was an act of indiscipline and misconduct. The disciplinary panel found that the charge stood against Modi because despite being the successful bidder,Mr Modi made a enquiry on the ownership details of the Kochi franchise. From the BCCI s disciplinary panel report on Lalit Modi