Legal Matters | Is Supreme Court trespassing beyond its remit?
The Supreme Court has a well-defined role under the Indian Constitution. Its excursions beyond those boundaries have far-reaching, and counter-productive, consequences
January 13, 2021 / 04:23 PM IST
Farmers transport blankets and mattresses at the site of a protest against new farm reform laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad. (Image: Reuters)
In 2015, the Supreme Court, hearing some petitions over mismanagement at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), decided to wade into cricket administration. It appointed a committee headed by former Chief Justice RM Lodha, to suggest reforms for the functioning of the board. Then, to implement the suggestions, another panel under former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai was appointed.