BCCI vs Lodha panel: Supreme Court rejects BCCI's review petition

The Supreme Court has taken a stern call against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), dismissing its plea for review of the July 18 verdict. The verdict had stated that the BCCI were to implement all the reforms suggested by the Lodha panel. The review petition had asked for an open hearing, stating that some of the reforms were not logical.

The decision of dismissing the plea, said to have been taken on November 10, only came out in the open on Tuesday. The Supreme Court might have been lenient in the recent past, allowing BCCI the permission to release money for the Test matches and the limited overs series against England following the board's request, but the apex court was in no mood to agree to BCCI's plea.

"We have examined the grounds urged in support of the prayer for review. We find no error apparent on the face of the record to warrant recall of our order dated July 18, 2016. The review petitions are, accordingly, dismissed," a bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice SA Bobde said.

This comes as a huge setback for the BCCI, who have not implemented all the reforms suggested by the Lodha committee, which wants to make the cricket body transparent. 

The committee is adamant that the BCCI must listen to them, and all the reforms should be implemented. 

Now all eyes will be on the verdict related to the all-important report filed by Lodha panel. The hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, after it was adjourned twice during the last nine days.