The law panel, which held its full commission meeting on Tuesday, has informed Union Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad that “BCCI exercises ‘state-like’ powers affecting the fundamental rights of the stakeholders,” and that the “board has taken a flight under the radar of public scrutiny.”
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The Law Commission of India headed by Justice BS Chauhan has recommended to the Centre that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) be classified as a national sports federation and brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI).
It has asked the government to classify BCCI as “state” under Article 12 of the Constitution so that it is answerable to authorities, including the courts.
The law panel, which held its full commission meeting on Tuesday, has informed Union Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad that “BCCI exercises ‘state-like’ powers affecting the fundamental rights of the stakeholders,” and that the “board has taken a flight under the radar of public scrutiny.”
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