In a big relief for Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid, BCCI ethics officer D K Jain on Thursday dismissed the conflict of interest complaint against him, saying it was \u201cbereft of any merit\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am convinced that on facts at hands, a case of conflict of interest as enshrined is the Rules is not made out. Resultantly, the complaint is dismissed being bereft of any merit,\u201d read Thursday\u2019s order which is in possession of PTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 46-year-old former India captain had earlier explained his case in a personal hearing held in Mumbai on September 26.Dravid is currently the NCA Director in Bengaluru besides being a vice-president in the India Cements group, which owns the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was also the head coach of the India A and Under-19 teams before being handed the NCA role, which includes monitoring the progress of these two sides as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per Rule 38 (4) of BCCI constitution, no individual can hold more than one post at the same time. However, in Dravid\u2019s case the ethics officer has interpreted the rule a bit differently while in the order passed in June, Jain had found Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman conflicted for holding multiple posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo put it differently, for examining an instance of \u201cconflict of interest\u2019\u2018, mere holding of posts by an individual associated with the BCCI, as identified in Sub-rule (4) of Rule 38 of the Rules, may not per-se be sufficient for arriving at the conclusion of existence of \u201cconflict of interest\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut whether holding of such post(s) gives rise to \u201cconflict of interest\u201d or not must also be tested on the anvil of reasonable apprehensions of, or actual favoritism, lack of objectivity, bias, benefits, etc., as contemplated in the definition of \u201cconflict of interest\u201d in Rulel(A)(g) of the Rules,\u201d read the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While cricket fraternity would welcome the ruling in favour of Dravid, conflict of interest is one of the most contentious issues facing Indian cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before demitting the office, the CoA, in its 11th and final status report submitted to the Supreme Court, had recommended some key amendments to a \u201cstraight-jacketed\u201d conflict of interest clause in the BCCI constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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