HCA tussle takes a new twist; all eyes are on AGM
By Abhijit Sen Gupta| Published: 10th April 2021 7:24 pm IST
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Abhijit Sen Gupta
The tussle over the appointment of an Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer in the Hyderabad Cricket Association has taken a new turn with the Telangana High Court upholding the appointment of Justice Deepak Verma, retired Supreme Court judge, for the post.
Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao delivered the order setting aside the order of a lower court which had suspended the earlier appointment of Justice Verma.
It may be recalled that last year Mohammad Azharuddin, President of the HCA, had written a letter to Justice Verma referring to his consent to be appointed to the post of Ombudsman cum Ethics officer for a period of one year from the date of taking charge. Azhar had written that the decision to appoint Justice Verma had been taken at the Apex Council meeting in June, 2020. “We are looking forward to your esteemed association with us,” Azhar had written.