SC appoints Justice Hrishikesh Roy as BCA ombudsman

Supreme Court of India appointed former judge Hrishikesh Roy as ombudsman of the Bihar Cricket Association after Justice Abhay S Oka declined the role. The court continues monitoring governance issues and will hear related reports and matters in May

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has appointed its former judge Hrishikesh Roy to act as ombudsman of the Bihar Cricket Association.

It noted that former apex court judge Abhay S Oka, who was appointed as the ombudsman of the association on March 20, has expressed his disinclination to act as ombudsman, given that it involves an adjudicatory function.

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“In view of the aforesaid, we appoint Justice Hrishikesh Roy, former judge of this court, to act as the Ombudsman of the Bihar Cricket Association,” a bench of justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said in its April 21 order.

The top court was hearing a matter related to the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA). In August last year, the top court had appointed its former judge L Nageswara Rao as the ombudsman of the BCA.

It had requested the ombudsman to have a formal meeting with the stakeholders and try to workout the modalities for smooth functioning of the association. In its March 20 order, the bench had noted that Justice Rao had forwarded his exhaustive report along with a separate note.

It had also noted that Justice Rao had made a request that he may be relieved from the assignment.
The bench had then appointed Justice Oka to act as the ombudsman of the BCA. On April 21, the bench posted the matter for hearing on May 13 insofar as the report forwarded by Justice Rao is concerned.