Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, who was banned by the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has been declared the winner of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) election, for the post of president on Tuesday.
As expected Modi won by a landslide margin, polling in 24 out of 33 votes, while his opponent Rampal Sharma earned just five.
Among other office-bearers, Somendra Tiwari was elected as the new secretary, while Pawan Goyal won the treasurer's post. Mehmood M Abdi, a close confidante and legal counsel of Modi, has been elected as the deputy president of the RCA.
The Supreme Court last week cleared the decks for the announcement of results of the RCA elections, Modi stood for the post of president.
Brushing aside the cricket Board's submission that if banned former IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi, is elected, the state body's disqualification process would begin, a bench headed by Justice AR Dave verbally told the Board of Control for Cricket in India's counsel, senior advocate CA Sundaram, that it was at liberty to take action under its rules.
The court directed the SC registry to send the results, filed in a sealed envelope before it, back to the observer, justice (retd) NM Kasliwal, to declare the result. It said anyone aggrieved about the outcome can challenge it before an appropriate authority.
The SC had on November 20, 2013 made justice Kasliwal principal observer to oversee the elections and he accepted Modi's nomination. The elections were held on December 19.
Riding the Rajasthan Sports Act 2005, Modi contested the elections which were supervised by two retired Supreme Court judges, NM Kasliwal and SP Pathak. The votes, casted by 33 district units, were submitted to the apex court in a sealed envelope. The court has said that in case of any dispute regarding the elections, the candidates "can approach appropriate forums".
It means more battles will be fought in the court, effectively stalling Modi's second innings as RCA president.
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