Modi files removal petition in Supreme Court

Lalit Modi, the suspended IPL chairman, has filed a petition in India's Supreme Court seeking the removal of his successor Chirayu Amin and BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley from the disciplinary committee investigating charges against him. Modi's plea for the recusal of these two members, on grounds of bias against him, had been rejected by the Bombay high court earlier this month.

Modi also challenged his suspension from the BCCI and sought a free and fair inquiry into all the charges against him, as well as into the issue of conflict of interest regarding N Srinivasan, who is BCCI secretary and the owner of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.

The BCCI had suspended Modi immediately following the conclusion of IPL 3 in April and charged him with financial irregularities relating to the bidding process for IPL franchises, the mid-over ad sales and the sale of theatrical rights. He was also charged with colluding to set up a rebel league in England.