Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Supreme Court Appoints Former Orissa HC Chief Justice BCA Administrator
The Supreme Court chose Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh to temporarily help run the Bihar Cricket Association.
The decision followed a report by Justice L Nageswara Rao.
The report found problems with the groups allowed to vote in BCA elections.
It said the 2025 elections could not be considered freely and fairly conducted.
Justice Singh must check clubs in all district cricket associations.
After that, the voting list may be changed.
New elections for the district bodies and the BCA may then be held.
The court said these steps should begin immediately, although it will consider objections to the report later.
The Supreme Court appointed former Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as Bihar Cricket Association administrator.
The appointment followed a report by former Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao, the BCA’s ombudsman.
The ombudsman reported discrepancies in the electoral college and said the BCA’s 2025 elections were not freely and fairly conducted.
The administrator must verify clubs across district cricket associations and help recalibrate the BCA’s electoral college.
Fresh elections to the district associations and BCA are expected under the association’s governing rules, while objections to the report remain pending.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao, former Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, and the Bihar Cricket Association.
- What
- The Supreme Court appointed Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as BCA administrator and ordered implementation of recommendations for verification and fresh elections.
- When
- The appointment was made in an August 20 order; the matter is scheduled for further hearing on October 8.
- Where
- The matter concerns the Bihar Cricket Association and its district cricket associations.
- Why
- The court acted after an ombudsman’s report identified discrepancies in the BCA electoral college and questioned whether the 2025 elections were free and fair.
- Administrator
- Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court
- Ombudsman
- Former Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao
- Organization
- Bihar Cricket Association
- Key finding
- The ombudsman said discrepancies meant the BCA’s 2025 elections could not be deemed freely and fairly conducted.
- Immediate task
- Verify clubs across all district cricket associations.
- Election process
- Recalibrate the BCA electoral college and conduct fresh DCA and BCA elections under applicable rules.
- Next hearing
- October 8