New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India set aside BCCI disciplinary committee’s order of 2013 imposing life ban on cricketer S. Sreesanth. Notably, the apex court had not quashed the findings made by the BCCI disciplinary committee against the Kerala based cricketer.
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On March 1justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph reserved judgment of High Court of Kerala and dismissed Sreesanth's plea to resume the hearing. SC's verdict on the matter affirmed the life ban imposed by BCCI.
Initially, a single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court had lifted the life ban imposed on Sreesanth by BCCI and set aside all proceeding against him initiated by the board.
Later, a division bench of the high court had restored the ban on a petition filed by the BCCI against the verdict of the single-judge bench of Kerala High Court.
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The 36-year-old former India pacer said that the life ban on him was "completely unfair" and Delhi Police "continuously tortured" him to force him to admit his involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal while he was in their custody.
