Keeping Pace with Legal Change
BCCI, the Board of Control in Cricket in India has made an important step towards the control of corruption in the sports. It has gone to the Supreme Court of India with a critical petition. The board is petitioning the top court in the country to officially acknowledge the match-fixing as a criminal cheating act.
The Supreme Court dismissed Lalit Modi’s writ petition seeking indemnification from BCCI for a ₹10.65 crore FEMA penalty arising from the 2009 IPL shift to South Africa. It ruled that BCCI is not a “State” under Article 226 for internal financial disputes. While Modi can pursue civil remedies, writ jurisdiction is not applicable for private indemnity claims. The ruling reinforces the boundary between public and private functions of sporting bodies like BCCI.
The Supreme Court on June 30, 2025, directed Lalit Modi to civil courts for his ₹10.65 crore claim against BCCI. Upholding the Bombay High Court, the ruling clarified BCCI is not a “State” for all writ purposes, emphasizing that financial disputes are for civil remedies.
