Bangalore, May 31 (ANI): Justice T. Jayaram Chouta, one of the members of inquiry commission investigating the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Friday said that the panel cannot direct Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N. Srinivasan to step down following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan on charges of betting.
Justice Chouta said the decision to step down would be completely Srinivasan's call.
"We can't say him to step down; it is left to him whether to step down or not," said Justice Chouta.
"It is, as I said; it is left to Mr. Srinivasan. The commission can't say 'you step down'," he added, when asked whether Srinivasan should step down on moral grounds.
Justice Chouta further said that the investigation would be carried out in accordance with the complaints and following the nomination of the chairman.
"Investigation depends upon the complaint. We have not received complaint. Once the chairman is nominated then that will be correspondence with the chairman and the BCCI. And the BCCI said that they will send the complaints to the chairman," he added.
The chorus for Srinivasan's ouster as BCCI President has grown louder with BCCI heavyweights appearing to be firm his resignation. Union Minister and former BCCI boss Sharad Pawar has also joined in the attack on him.
The Sports Ministry has also sought to put pressure on Srinivasan, and said that he should tender his resignation on moral grounds, pending the outcome of the inquiry.
Despite suggestions from BCCI heavyweights- Rajeev Shukla and Arun Jaitley-that he should disassociate himself from the procedures of the inquiry commission investigating the spot-fixing scandal, Srinivasan has so far showed no signs of relenting under pressure.
The BCCI has announced that a three-member inquiry commission will investigate spot-fixing and betting allegations against arrested players and also Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested by the police over charges of betting in IPL matches.
The panel consists of two retired judges - Justice T. Jayaram Chouta and Justice R. Balasubramanian and BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale.
Three players of Rajasthan Royals team S. Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila as well as over a dozen of bookies have so far been arrested on suspicion of spot-fixing in the IPL matches.
Chavan was granted conditional bail till June 6 for his wedding by a Delhi Court yesterday. He had sought bail on the ground that his marriage is fixed for June 2.
(ANI)
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