The former IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi, was expelled from of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday Sep 25,2013 for “serious misconduct and indiscipline.” All 29 members present at a Special General Meeting of the Board here voted for the expulsion motion. All State associations, except that of Jammu and Kashmir, were part of the proceedings
The BCCI said -
“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 is hereby expelled by the BCCI. 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 [as] any member or associate member of the Board.”
The charges against Lalit Modi included -
- irregularities in various financial and administrative matters of the IPL
- rigging bids during the franchise auction in 2010
- selling media and Internet rights without BCCI permission
- planning a rebel league with clubs in England and
- arm-twisting the former Kochi franchise.
Mehmood Abdi, lawyer for Lalit Modi, said he would challenge in court the
life ban the BCCI imposed on the former IPL commissioner.
The meeting, which began at 2 p.m., was over in an hour
Note
The SC’s dismissal on Wed Sep 25,2013 of Lalit Modi’s petition to stay the Spl. General Meeting of BCCI cleared the path for the BCCI to act against him
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