IPL spot-fixing scandal that broke out when three Rajasthan Royals players Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan and Sreesanth found indulged in spot fixing,and were arrested along with and 11 bookies for alleged spot-fixing in the IPL matches 2013.The contracts of the tainted players were terminated by their franchise after criminal complaint lodged against them.
A bombshell was fired and the crisis snowballed for the BCCI when Board President N Srinivasan's son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Meiyappan was charged with unlawful betting and also arrested along with bollywood actor Vidhu Dara Singh.
BCCI President Srinivasan was charged as his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings were involved and he was forced to step down from the president ship till the outcome of an enquiry by Board's two-member internal probe panel.Cricket Association of Bihar and its secretary Aditya Verma challenged by filing a public interest litigation in Bombay High Court against the constitution of the two-member commission, set up by the BCCI and IPL Governing Council to probe allegations of betting and spot fixing. A division bench of justices S J Vazifdar and M S Sonak of the Bombay High Court order declared the Board's two-member probe panel (to look into the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal) as "illegal and unconstitutional".
The petition alleged blatant bias by Srinivasan, who is the vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd, which owns Chennai Super Kings.The PIL urged the court to direct BCCI to recall its order constituting the probe panel and instead the court shall form a panel of retired judges as it may deem fit to hold enquiry against Meiyappan, India Cements Ltd and Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt Ltd with regard to their involvement in spot fixing and betting. Mr. Srinivasan, in their reply affidavits, termed the petition as "motivated and vested with personal interests.
The High Court order came as a big jolt to Mr.Srinivasan, who was expected to be back at the helm of affairs after stepping aside for the duration of the BCCI enquiry, refused to comment and said,"The only thing I have heard is that the writ has been dismissed and no relief has been granted. I don't want to say anything more,".