IPL scandal: Supreme Court to hear Mudgal report on Friday
The findings could decide whether N Srinivasan can seek re-election as BCCI president
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday decided to reschedule the hearing into the final report submitted by the Mukul Mudgal committee on IPL spot and match fixing scandal.
The apex court, earlier, had announced that it would begin the hearing on Monday. However, the hearing will now commence on Friday, November 14.
The Supreme Court appointed probe commission headed by (Retd) Justice Mukul Mudgal has submitted the final report to the apex court on the IPL-6 betting and spot-fixing scandal, on November 3.
Justice(Rtd) Mukul Mudgal on IPL case: Next hearing is on the 10th,our report is based on the findings of our investigation team
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 3, 2014Read: Mudgal committee submits final report to SC
It has been reliably learnt that the committee which comprised of Justice Mudgal, Additional Solicitor General L Nageswara Rao, advocate Nilay Datta, Deputy DG (Narcotics Control Bureau) BB Mishra and former India captain Sourav Ganguly got together in the capital as the final draft of the report along with finishing touches were being provided.
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However, Justice Mudgal did not confirm or deny about the committee's meeting.
The entire BCCI is eagerly awaiting the verdict of the apex court.
S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were three prominent IPL cricketers arrested on allegations of spot-fixing while former CSK 'Team Principal' Gurunath Meiyappan and Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh were behind the bars on allegations of betting during the sixth edition of the cash-rich league.
The apex court will deliberate on the findings on Monday which could determine if world cricket chief N Srinivasan can seek re-election as president of the Indian board.
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"We have submitted the report in a sealed envelope to the court," Raju Ramachandran, lawyer for the panel, told AFP, without elaborating.
In February, Mudgal panel presented a sealed envelope to the court containing names of 13 individuals who needed to be probed further.
The court revealed that Srinivasan was one of the names on the list and ordered the panel to investigate him and the 12 other unidentified persons.