DDCA against appointment of administrator for matches in September
DDCA against appointment of administrator for matches in Sep
New Delhi: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Monday opposed in Delhi High Court the appointment of an administrator to oversee cricket matches to be held in September at Ferozshah Kotla stadium. The submission was made by DDCA’s lawyer who also told bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Deepa Sharma that the cricketing body has accepted the recommendations of Justice Mukul Mudgal regarding its functioning. Advocate Nitin Mishra, representing Justice Mudgal, told the court that the retired judge does not wish to continue as observer of DDCA as he has other commitments. NZ in India: 1st tour match at Feroz Shah Kotla
Mishra said if the court requests, then Justice Mudgal would continue in the position and added that in such a situation, the judge should be allowed to constitute a 3-5 member team who would assist him in discharging his mandate. The court said Justice Mudgal should continue in the post till some alternative arrangments were made or till a final solution was arrived at and allowed his request to set up the team, saying he “can seek assistance of individuals he deems fit for the purpose”.
“He should at least stay on till September 15 [when the domestic matches would be held at the stadium],” it said. Meanwhile, an application through advocate Rohit Gandhi was moved by eight directors, including Vice President Chetan Chauhan and Treasurer Ravinder Manchanda, of DDCA seeking implementation of the recommendations of Justice Mudgal. BCCI Working Committee to discuss ‘First Compliance Report’
The bench said it will not go into the matter on Monday and listed it for hearing on September 22, when it commences hearing on three issues – firstly, whether an administrator needs to be appointed and who; secondly, arguments in support and against the Mudgal committee report and finally, what survives in the petition before it. The court was hearing DDCA’s 2010 plea for an occupancy certificate from South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to hold matches at the stadium.
SDMC in March this year had issued the certificate saying it was fully satisfied that the deviations in the stadium’s structure have been rectified by the association in terms of the sanctioned plan of 2005. The municipal body had clarified that the occupancy certificate was for the entire stadium, barring R P Mehra block which falls within 100 metres of a protected monument and thus lacks ASI clearance. DDCA to abolish proxy voting following SC verdict
The SDMC clearance had come after Justice Mudgal was appointed as observer by the high court to oversee the conduct of the 2016 T2O world cup and IPL season early in 2016, as well as the functioning of DDCA. On July 11, he had submitted a report pointing out various deficiencies in DDCA and observed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) being the parent body has to ensure that the Delhi cricketing body was “transparent in its functioning”.
He had also given several recommendations, including scrutiny by BCCI of the current state of affairs in DDCA and strengthening of its “accounts wing”. The report had pointed to deficiencies in tendering, accounts and finance, administration, promotion of cricket and selection of players, ticketing and accreditation and suggested various measures to bring down these shortcomings.