BCCI Will Not Have AGM By September 30: Secretary Jay Shah To State Our bodies

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has knowledgeable the state associations that attributable to coronavirus pandemic, the board won’t be able to carry its Annual Basic Assembly (AGM) by September 30. Within the letter, accessed by ANI, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah mentioned the choice was taken after consulting the authorized group and that the state associations will probably be knowledgeable in regards to the date of the AGM in due time. “The BCCI is registered beneath the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. The Guidelines and Laws of the BCCI requires the BCCI to carry an Annual Basic Assembly earlier than September 30 of every 12 months. Owing to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the Registration Division, Tamil Nadu Authorities of their press launch no. 557 dated 29th July 2020 (“Press Launch”) have prolonged the interval for a registered society beneath the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, to conduct an Annual Basic Assembly by three months, from September 2020 to December 2020.

“The press launch additional states that an Annual Basic Assembly of a registered society can’t be carried out on-line. The press launch refers to a Authorities Order no. 89 dated 16th June 2020 issued by the Business Taxes and Registration Division (“Notification”) which reiterates the above.

“We additionally sought authorized opinion relating to the applicability of the press launch and the notification on BCCI and as per their view, the identical is relevant and BCCI shouldn’t be required to conduct its Annual Basic Assembly by 30 September 2020. In view thereof, you might be hereby knowledgeable that the BCCI won’t have its Annual Basic Assembly by 30 September 2020. We are going to maintain you knowledgeable relating to the date of the Annual Basic Assembly,” he wrote.

Reacting to the mail, a state affiliation president requesting anonymity mentioned the skilled strategy was considerable.

“We respect the strategy of the Secretary”s workplace as they maintain us knowledgeable in regards to the needed developments swiftly and proactively. If you happen to discover, the way by which the choice has been reached is extraordinarily skilled,” he mentioned.