Corruption in the IPL

BCCI appeals Bombay HC ruling in Supreme Court

The BCCI has filed an appeal in India's Supreme Court against the ruling of the Bombay High Court declaring the appointment of the independent inquiry commission "illegal and unconstitutional." The appeal was filed via a Special Leave Petition (SLP); the Cricket Association of Bihar, the original petitioners, had already filed a caveat with the Supreme Court to enable it to be a part of any appeal filed by the BCCI.

The decision to appeal against the High Court ruling was taken at a meeting of the IPL governing council in Delhi on August 2.

The Bombay High Court's ruling, issued last week, was in response to the CAB's Public Interest Litigation that the two-member panel set up to investigate allegations of corruption in the IPL was constituted illegally. The court had raised questions on the manner in which the panel was constituted, stating that the BCCI had violated its own constitution in the process.

The court's findings came two days after the BCCI's probe panel had cleared Super Kings owner India Cements, Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and Royals parent company Jaipur IPL Pvt Ltd of "wrongdoing". Concerns about the panel were raised soon after its constitution on May 28, and have remained since given the BCCI's inconsistent explanations and statements.