Court rejects Modi's appeal next to panel


The Supreme Court of India has dismissed Lalit Modi's plea for reconstitution of the BCCI-appointed corrective panel inquisitive allegations of financial irregularity against him.

A bench comprise justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said that the three-member committee was "validly" constitute by the BCCI and it cannot be reconstituted just on the ground of apprehension of biasness expressed by Modi.

"We cannot presume that member won’t give fair trial to the petitioner (Modi)," the bench said, adding that the "committee was validly constitute".

"Mere uneasiness of biasness cannot be a ground to reconstitute the group," the bench said.

Modi had required reconstitution of the three-member panel comprising Arun Jaitley, Chirayu Amin and Jyotiraditya Scindia for probing suspected irregularities by him.

He had sought taking away of Jaitley and Amin from the panel, alleging that they might be biased next to him as they were part of the Special General Body gathering of BCCI where decision next to Modi was taken.

He enthused the apex court after the Bombay High Court on July 15, 2010 dismissed his appeal of reconstitution of the committee and challenging his postponement from BCCI.

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