HC directs criminal proceedings against BCCI chief and others

Kolkata, Nov 12 (PTI) The High Court in India's eastern state capital Calcutta on Wednesday directed initiation of criminal proceedings against Board of Control for Cricket in India (B.C.C.I.) President Sashank Manohar, former Board President Sharad Pawar and four top officials for filing false affidavits in the Jagmohan Dalmiya expulsion case.

Justice Nadira Pathariya passed the order eight months
after Dalmiya, a former B.C.C.I. president, moved a case of
perjury against Pawar and Board officials and prayed for
criminal proceedings against them for allegedly producing
false documents in court.

The court passed the ex parte order and directed the
Registrar (Original side) to initiate criminal proceedings
under section 195 of CRPC (prosecution for contempt of
lawful authority of public servants for offences against
public justice and for offences relating to documents
given in evidence), at an appropriate court.

The court then reserved its judgment.

The other Board officials were Ratnakar Shetty (Chief
Administrative Officer), Niranjan Shah (former secretary), N.
Srinivasan (Secretary) and Chirayu Amin, junior Cricket
Committee Chairman. More PTI PB
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