Assam’s Chief of Opposition Debabrata Saikia Saturday wrote to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna alleging that the current appointment of Assam Advocate Normal Devajit Saikia as appearing secretary of India’s apex cricketing physique “as severe breach of privileges by a constitutional publish holder”.
Devajit Saikia, who has been the AG of Assam since Might 2021, was the Joint Secretary of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) since October 2022 and was appointed its interim secretary earlier this month after former secretary Jay Shah taking cost as Chairman ICC. He additionally turned a member of the board of administrators on the ICC representing India.
In his letter to the CJI, Debabrata Saikia, a Congress chief, alleged that Devajit’s appointment as BCCI interim secretary certified as taking an “Workplace of Revenue” in violation of privileges of the Assam meeting. This, he argued, is as a result of the AG is a member of the Meeting since he “has the precise to talk in, and in any other case participate within the proceedings of the Legislative Meeting”.
“The appointment of Sri Devajit Lon Saikia as Member of the Board of Administrators of ICC can be questionable as he should not maintain any place of employment with a Member State as per ICC Articles and Memorandum of Affiliation,” the letter, copies of which have been marked to Assam’s governor, chief minister, chief secretary and the chairman of the Bar Council of India, stated.
It additional learn: “He being Advocate Normal of Assam, is in violation of ICC Guidelines. Additionally, a holder of India’s constitutional publish can not take upon a world organisation’s fiduciary place, if that organisation has India’s overseas adversaries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and so on. as its members. This places India and (the) State of Assam’s pursuits at (a) important compromising place”.
On his half, Devajit Saikia claims that the LOP “shouldn’t be correctly briefed within the information and legislation relating to workplace of revenue”.
“In case you take a look at the structure of the ICC and BCCI, it’s clear that these are all honorary positions, not workplaces of revenue. Secondly, the publish of AG shouldn’t be topic to disqualification on grounds of Workplace of Revenue in any case. Both he has not been correctly briefed and has been misguided by his legal professionals,” he instructed The Indian Specific.
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