HC orders criminal proceedings on Cricket officials

HC orders criminal proceedings on Cricket officials

The Kolkata High Court on Monday directed initiation of criminal proceedings under section 195 of CR P C against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sashank Manohar, former Board President Sharad Pawar, Ratnakar Shetty (Chief Administrative Officer), Niranjan Shah (former secretary), N Srinivasan (Secretary) and Chirayu Amin, Junior Cricket Committee Chairman for filing false affidavits in the Jagmohan Dalmiya expulsion case.

Justice Nadira Pathariya passed the ex parte order eight months after Dalmiya, a former BCCI president, moved a case of perjury against Pawar and Board officials.