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Supreme Court: BCCI may be private, but functions “public”
BCCI's functions are public functions and can come under review, said Supreme Court.
22 January 2015 • 5:10 PM
Jan 22, 2015
The Supreme Court of India said on Thursday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can be subjected to judicial review. The apex court of the country said that BCCI’s functions are public functions and the cricket governing body can come under judicial review.
Times Now reported that the Supreme Court passed the observation during the hearing of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal on Thursday.
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