The Supreme Court of India has directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and state cricket associations to justify why they should not be subjected to the National Sports Governance Act, 2025. This inquiry was made during a hearing on Tuesday, presided over by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. The bench requested that the legal representatives of the BCCI and the state associations provide clarification on why the terms and conditions governing their office bearers should not align with the provisions of the 2025 Act, which is currently in effect.
In September 2022, the top court had allowed modification of the BCCI’s constitution and said that an office bearer can have continuous tenure of 12 years which includes six years in state association and six years in BCCI before the cooling-off period of three years triggers.
It had said that an office bearer can serve on a particular post for two consecutive terms, both at the BCCI and the state association level, after which he would have to serve three years cooling-off period.
The constitution of the BCCI, which was earlier approved by the top court, stipulated a mandatory three-year cooling-off period for anyone who had served two consecutive terms of three years each in the state cricket association or the BCCI.
