BCCI AGM postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19

Press Trust of India reported after accessing the letter written by the secretary Jay Shah to the state units on Friday (September 11). The AGM was supposed to be held by September 30 as per the norms of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, under which the BCCI is registered.

“Owing to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, the Registration Department, Tamil Nadu Government have extended the period for a registered society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, to conduct an Annual General Meeting by three months, from September 2020 to December 2020,” wrote Shah, further explaining why it couldn’t be held online given the pandemic.

“The Press Release further states that an Annual General Meeting of a registered society cannot be conducted online. It refers to a Government Order No 89 dated 16th June 2020 issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department (‘Notification’) which reiterates the above.”

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Although the Apex Council meetings of the Indian board were conducted online during COVID-19, the AGM has been postponed after taking legal opinion about the same.

“We also sought legal opinion regarding the applicability of the Press Release and the Notification on BCCI and as per their view, the same is applicable and BCCI is not required to conduct its Annual General Meeting by 30 September 2020,” wrote Shah, before adding that the BCCI will notify of the date whenever they decide on it.

The last AGM was held in 2019 and that’s when the tenure of the Committee of Administrators came to an end with the appointment of Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI President.

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