New Delhi: BCCI to discharge public function and be given authority by GOI so they are not merely a private body. SC gives Srinivasan clean chit on cover up allegations involving IPL spot-fixing and betting. BCCI functions are public functions, and has to follow all the judicial review under Article 226.

The Supreme Court reading out its 130-page final verdict concluded that N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra were team officials and were also involved in betting activities.

The Supreme Court had appointed a committee led by justice Mukul Mudgal to look into the IPL scandal that broke out in May 2013. After its findings, the panel submitted two reports before the court – one with findings on players and second pertaining to officials.

The court ended its hearings in the case on December 17 and questioned Srinivasan’s conflict of interest concerning his dual role as BCCI president and owner of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. The apex court also slammed BCCI’s decision to amend its constitution in order to accommodate officials in IPL franchise and functioning. The pending verdict forced BCCI postponing its annual general meeting and election.

Firstly to deal with the match-fixing and betting allegations, BCCI appointed a two-member panel but later Aditya Verma, secretary of the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) moved a petition challenging the appointment of the panel. The Bombay High Court passed a ruling terming the BCCI-appointed panel as “illegal”. Both BCCI and CAB moved petitions on this issue forcing Supreme Court to take up the case in August 2013.

A probe panel headed by former High Court chief justice Mukul Mudgal was appointed then by the apex court to conduct detailed inquiries of IPL franchises, owners, players and officials with reported involvement in match-fixing and betting scandal.