However, Amicus Curiae Gopal Subramaniam asked the apex court to appoint an administrator or ask the Lodha committee to do so. The apex court had on October 7 postponed its hearing on the spat between the BCCI and Lodha committee till today. (BCCI setting dangerous precedent with its defiance of Supreme Court)Pronouncing the order, the Supreme Court had said that the state associations would not get funds unless a resolution is passed to implement the reforms. Last week, the Lodha committee had submitted its status report with the Supreme Court, accusing the BCCI of defying the apex court's orders and stalling its proposed reforms. (BCCI vs Lodha Committee: A timeline)The move came after the BCCI appointed a five-member selection committee during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 21, which was in violation to the Lodha panel's guidelines.

Source: India Today October 17, 2016 13:01 UTC