The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the proposed changes in the BCCI constitution. Once the petition is accepted, Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah can extend their tenure which was not possible earlier due to the “cooling-off” period clause.
- What was BCCI’s proposal?
The BCCI suggested that if a person has served a term of three years as an office-bearer of a state association, and then serves as an office-bearer in the BCCI, he should be required to serve two consecutive terms of six years. should be allowed. in the cricket body without mandating a cooling-off period of three years.
- What is the cooling off period?
As per the constitution adopted by the BCCI, an office-bearer has to undergo a cooling-off period of three years between two consecutive terms in the state association or BCCI or both jointly.
- What is the Supreme Court’s decision?
As per the apex court’s decision on Wednesday, the office-bearers can have a continuous 12-year term which includes six years in the state association and six years in the BCCI.