Plea seeking to derecognise BCCI dismissed

A division bench comprising Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad, before whom the PIL moved by Geeta Rani from Delhi came up, observed that the petitioner could not have been unaware of the fact that the Supreme Court was monitoring the activities of the BCCI by constituting a committee.

“This petitioner has attempted to start a parallel enquiry by the Madras High Court when Supreme Court is monitoring the issue. This is against judicial propriety and discipline,” the bench added.

Seeking a direction to the Centre to create a body of its own and register under the ICC to be India’s official representative, Geeta Rani had also sought for a direction to take legal action against BCCI for representing the country at the national and international levels without any permission, authority or sanction from the government. She further sought a direction to take suitable action for alleged violation of section 3 of the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act against the BCCI.

“This petition is nothing but an abuse of process of law. We refrain from imposing cost on the petitioner with a hope that the petitioner will not indulge in filing such frivolous petitions in future,” said the bench.