High Court dismisses Lalit Modi's plea
Mumbai: Paving way for the Board of Control for Cricket in India Disciplinary Committee to resume its enquiry against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, the Bombay High Court has dismissed his application seeking confirmation of an earlier interim stay on the proceedings.
“No ground has been made out in Mr. Modi's application. We are determined that he is trying to delay the proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee (DC) on one ground or the other,” Justice S.J. Kathawala observed in his ruling.
The Court further said that it was essential that the Disciplinary Committee was allowed to complete its inquiry.
The BCCI formed the Committee last year to look into charges of financial improprieties against Modi during his tenure as IPL Commissioner.
Challenged
Justice Kathawala, on December 25 last year, had granted interim stay on the proceedings of DC, after Mr. Modi approached the Court challenging DC's continuance. “If Modi is allowed to succeed in his endeavour of delaying the enquiry before the Disciplinary Committee, the entire purpose and object of the enquiry against him would be lost,” the court said.
“There are several witnesses who are foreign nationals coming from abroad to give their evidence in the matter... who may subsequently not be available to depose before the Disciplinary Committee,” Justice Kathawala said.
The court has kept Mr. Modi's main suit against the DC pending. In this suit, Mr. Modi has challenged the very existence of the Committee, saying its term expired on September 29 last year and it was not reconstituted. — PTI
Mumbai: Paving way for the Board of Control for Cricket in India Disciplinary Committee to resume its enquiry against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, the Bombay High Court has dismissed his application seeking confirmation of an earlier interim stay on the proceedings.
“No ground has been made out in Mr. Modi's application. We are determined that he is trying to delay the proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee (DC) on one ground or the other,” Justice S.J. Kathawala observed in his ruling.
The Court further said that it was essential that the Disciplinary Committee was allowed to complete its inquiry.
The BCCI formed the Committee last year to look into charges of financial improprieties against Modi during his tenure as IPL Commissioner.
Challenged
Justice Kathawala, on December 25 last year, had granted interim stay on the proceedings of DC, after Mr. Modi approached the Court challenging DC's continuance. “If Modi is allowed to succeed in his endeavour of delaying the enquiry before the Disciplinary Committee, the entire purpose and object of the enquiry against him would be lost,” the court said.
“There are several witnesses who are foreign nationals coming from abroad to give their evidence in the matter... who may subsequently not be available to depose before the Disciplinary Committee,” Justice Kathawala said.
The court has kept Mr. Modi's main suit against the DC pending. In this suit, Mr. Modi has challenged the very existence of the Committee, saying its term expired on September 29 last year and it was not reconstituted. — PTI
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