Sources have stated that noted historian Ramachandra Guha on Thursday resigned from Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Guha moved the Supreme Court and said that he has resigned from the court appointed panel. Guha wants Supreme Court to relieve him from the CoA. The court will hear the matter on July 14.
Guha told the Supreme Court that he has tendered his resignation to Vinod Rai, the Chairman of the Committee of Administrators appointed by the top court. The historian has reportedly cited personal reasons for the resignation. The CoA however cannot accept the resignation till the Supreme Court hears the matter on July 14.
A vacation bench of
Justices M.M. Shantanagoudar and Deepak Gupta was informed by Guha's counsel
that he had tendered his resignation on May 28 to Rai and the court said a
special bench was seized of the matter and the petition should therefore be
filed in the registry.
Advocate Rakesh Sinha, who mentioned the matter before the bench, said he had filed the petition to inform the court about Guha's decision to resign as the main matter would be coming up for hearing in July and Guha's decision comes as a surprise for many and the timing of his resignation will certainly raise few eyebrows. It also coincides with the start of the Champions Trophy 2017 amid a reported rift between India coach Anil Kumble and skipper Virat Kohli.
