Information Commissioner PR Ramesh said that BCCI is a private organisation created to promote the game of cricket.
“BCCI is a private organization whose objects are to promote the game of cricket.
In 2018, Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu held that BCCI was a “public authority under Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act and therefore amenable to the RTI regime.
The order directed the BCCI to designate Public Information Officers and create a mechanism for receiving RTI applications.
The High Court did not decide whether BCCI was covered by the RTI Act.
Information Commissioner PR Ramesh said that BCCI is a private organisation created to promote the game of cricket.
“BCCI is a private organization whose objects are to promote the game of cricket. Its functions are regulated and governed by its own Rules and Regulations independent of any statute and are only related to its members." the CIC ruled.
The verdict came in a plea seeking information on the functioning and affairs of the BCCI and whether such details could be accessed under the RTI framework at all, given that the body is not formally recognised as a public authority.
In 2018, Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu held that BCCI was a “public authority under Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act and therefore amenable to the RTI regime. The order directed the BCCI to designate Public Information Officers and create a mechanism for receiving RTI applications.
BCCI challenged it in before the Madras High Court, contending that it was a private autonomous society not substantially funded or controlled by the government and therefore outside the ambit of the RTI Act.
The High Court did not decide whether BCCI was covered by the RTI Act. Instead, it remitted the matter back to the CIC for a fresh examination.
