SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Tuesday asked the BCCI to run the affairs of the JKCA after it discontinued the Court Appointed Administrators (CAA) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JKCA.
In a 40-page judgment, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a division bench headed by Ali Mohammad Magrey and Puneet Gupta stated that there is no further need of the continuation of the CAA and CEO appointed by this court and as such they shall stand discontinued.
“In view of the challenge thrown to the amended Constitution/ Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations framed by the Page 38 of 40 LPA No.14/2019 [LPA No.43/2019] along with connected matters CAA of the JKCA, coupled with the contentions raised about the mandate exercised by the CAA as well as the role played by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) nominated by this Court, we, while appreciating the effort and endeavour made by the CAA as well as the CEO, feel that there is no further need of their continuation, as such, the CAA and the CEO of the JKCA appointed by this Court shall stand discontinued,” the court stated.
The court in its judgment said that the BCCI shall, as an interim measure and till a new body of the JKCA is elected under its supervision, run the management, control and administration of the JKCA immediately upon being handed over the same by the CAA.
“The BCCI shall, while finalizing the amendment, if any, in the Constitution of the JKCA, in conformity with the recommendations made by the Lodha Committee as approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, consult all the stakeholders, including the parties litigating before this Court, i.e., the representatives of the erstwhile clubs of the JKCA as also of the District Cricket Associations now formed by the CAA,” the court said.
It said that the BCCI shall ensure promoting of cricketing activities in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Ladakh in tune with its approved Constitution and at par with other affiliated Associations from various States and Union Territories of the country.
It further said that the BCCI shall ensure that the required infrastructure on ground is improved and made available to the cricketers of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh without waiting for any audit report.
“The BCCI shall make every endeavor to ensure that the boys and girls playing the game of cricket in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, from different age groups, are provided all facilities to excel in the game of cricket not only on national, but also at international level.”
The court said that the BCCI, given the task assigned to it as indicated above, shall be authorized to appoint Committee/ sub-Committee to run, administer, control and supervise the affairs of the JKCA till the elections are held and a body of the JKCA is elected under its supervision, where after the administration, control and supervision of the JKCA shall be handed over to the newly elected office bearers of the Association.
The court further said that deputy commissioner of Jammu as well of Srinagar shall cooperate with the BCCI for ensuring implementation of the aforesaid directions passed in this judgment for any requisitioned assistance.
“They shall ensure preparation of inventory of movable and immovable property of the JKCA and furnishing the same, along with the list of assets and liabilities of JKCA as existing on the date of this judgment, to the BCCI during the course of this week,” the court said.