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Former BCCI chief Anurag Thakur has been requested to tender “unconditional and unambiguous” apology after contempt proceedings have been dropped in opposition to him on Friday
The Supreme Court docket on Friday (July 7) agreed to drop contempt proceedings in opposition to former BCCI chief Anurag Thakur however requested him to tender “unconditional and unambiguous” apology for allegedly deceptive the courtroom by making false statements and obstructing implementation of Justice Lodha committee report on reform in cricket administration.
Although Thakur has already filed affidavit tendering apology, a bench of Justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was not glad with its contents and directed him to tender unconditional apology with no ifs and buts. It posted the case for listening to on July 14 and requested the MP to personally current earlier than it.
Going through contempt proceedings for purportedly searching for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) opinion in opposition to implementation of Justice Lodha panel’s reform suggestions, Thakur informed the Supreme Court docket that the ‘contemptuous’ portion of his October 15, 2016 affidavit was dictated by ICC chief Shashank Manohar.
The SC had initiated contempt proceedings in opposition to Thakur for purportedly searching for a letter from Manohar to the impact that implementation of Lodha panel’s suggestion for appointment of a nominee of the CAG in BCCI can be tantamount to authorities interference within the board’s affairs, which might develop into a floor for BCCI’s suspension by the ICC. The SC had additionally taken umbrage to Thakur’s alleged makes an attempt to stall implementation of reforms really helpful by the panel and accepted by the courtroom.
Clearing the impression created earlier than the courtroom that he had tried to step across the courtroom’s resolution, Thakur narrated the sequence of occasions resulting in submitting of the October 15 affidavit. “Throughout my go to to Cape City, South Africa, on October 12, 2016 for an ICC assembly, I introduced the order of the SC to the discover of ICC chairman Shashank Manohar and confirmed Manohar the factors and foundation on which I used to be going to depose within the affidavit earlier than the SC with a view to make sure that the dialogue that had taken place was precisely positioned on report earlier than the courtroom,” Thakur stated in his affidavit filed by means of advocate Abhinav Mukherji. “Thereafter, Manohar personally dictated a portion of my affidavit. The dictation was taken down by my govt assistant Krishna Pophale in my presence. On the finish of this dictation, Manohar had additionally remarked that it was pure for me (Thakur) to ask him (Manohar) for a clarification as I used to be not a lawyer and didn’t perceive the nitty gritties of the problem. Accordingly, para three and four of my affidavit dated October 15, 2016 filed earlier than the Supreme Court docket are based mostly on the dictation of Manohar,” he added.
Thakur stated ICC CEO David Richardson was within the loop and he too agreed with the portion dictated by Manohar. “After conclusion of the dictation of Manohar, I forwarded the dictated paragraph to David Richardson from my e mail account on October 14, 2016 with a request to substantiate (correctness of) the contents,” he stated.
“David Richardson by means of e mail dated October 14, 2016 confirmed the information and occasions which came about as talked about in my e mail to him,” Thakur stated and connected a replica of the e-mail together with his current affidavit earlier than the SC. “Primarily based on the contents of the e-mail despatched by me, it was informed to the Supreme Court docket that I (Thakur) had tried to mislead the courtroom and had dedicated perjury and contempt,” he added.
Thakur stated his solely endeavour was to current the right image earlier than the courtroom. “At no level of time did the deponent (Thakur) ever hunt down every other letter from the chairman of ICC apart from the letter clarifying the place which Manohar had taken as BCCI president as has already been said within the October 15 affidavit,” he stated. Thakur stated after getting Manohar’s rationalization, he didn’t pursue the matter any additional. “Nevertheless, the Supreme Court docket was happy to provoke suo motu prison prosecution and contempt proceedings in opposition to the deponent (Thakur) with out listening to the model of occasions being repeatedly pleaded by the senior counsel showing for BCCI (Kapil Sibal),” Thakur stated.
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