BCCI's Draft Constitution
A bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will be assembling today to take up the case related to reforms in the BCCI. The Supreme Court in July, in accordance with the majority of the Lodha Committee recommendations, had asked the three BCCI office-bearers – acting-president C K Khanna, secretary Amitabh Choudhary and acting-treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry – to come up with 'suggestions' to a Draft Constitution, prepared by the Committee of Administrators (CoA), by 12 October or face serious consequences.
The office-bearers were asked in particular, to focus on four key-aspects, in terms of their suggestions: membership and jurisdiction of members, disqualification of office-bearers, powers and duties of the office-bearers and the CEO, and the constitution of the apex council.
Choudhary has submitted his own suggestions, since he alleges that both Khanna and Chaudhry did not respond to the same. He also said they are in the nature of 'practical difficulties' when it comes to implementation. Meanwhile, Khanna and Chaudhry have reportedly submitted their respective suggestions in front of the court.
SC to Frame Guidelines for Safety of School Children
The Supreme Court said today that it would frame comprehensive guidelines to ensure safety and security of schoolchildren, and ordered compilation of norms formulated by the Centre and states for its consideration.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing several pleas including the one filed by the father of a seven-year-old boy who was found dead with his throat slit at Ryan International School in Gurugram in September.
The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, asked all stakeholders to give their suggestions for comprehensive compilation and posted the matter for further hearing on 4 December.
It asked advocate Suchita Srivastav to study the existing guidelines and consider suggestions of stakeholders, including the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), state governments and other parties concerned, and file a comprehensive report.
BCCI Draft Constitution Submitted in SC
A draft constitution of the BCCI was submitted in the Supreme Court in a sealed cover today, incorporating suggestions of the Justice R M Lodha panel on reforms in the cash-rich cricket body.
Also, the apex court, which had summoned BCCI office- bearers C K Khanna, Amitabh Choudhary and Aniruddh Chaudhry for allegedly coming in the way of the preparations of the draft constitution, took note of their personal appearance today, and exempted them from appearing before it on 29 November, the next date of hearing.
Welcome Supreme Court's Direction: Ashokan, Hadiya's Father
Speaking to the media after the Supreme Court directed him to produce his daughter in the court on 27 November for further hearing, Hadiya’s father Ashokan said he welcomed the court’s decision and said he will comply with the order.
SC Defers Hearing on Article 35A by 8 Weeks
The apex court has defered the hearing on the petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A, after the Attorney General submitted that an interlocutor had been appointed with regard to the Jammu and Kashmir crisis.
The Attorney General further sought 6 months time for the hearing, after opining that the hearing may affect the process reported CNN News18.