SC allows amendments in BCCI's cooling off period, Ganguly & Shah to retain posts

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The Supreme Court has allowed the amendments in BCCI's cooling off period, meaning that president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah can retain their respective positions in the board. Both, Ganguly and Shah's respective first terms at the board had come to an end earlier in September due to the mandatory 'cooling off period'; it can now be changed, however.

As per the constitution adopted by the BCCI, an office bearer had to undergo a three-year cooling-off period between two consecutive terms in either the state association or the BCCI or both combined. Before his appointment to the BCCI, Ganguly had served as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) in 2014, while Jay Shah was an office bearer in Gujarat Cricket Association since 2013.

Their tenure was technically under "extension" since the Supreme Court had not heard the plea for amendment of the rules or given any orders regarding their removal from office.

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