The decision also means that the four-member supervisory committee, headed by Justice (retd) NA Kakru, which was tasked last year with the job of resolving issues in the HCA, has been eased out.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Manoj Misra and Aravind Kumar, hearing the Hyderabad Cricket Association vs Charminar Cricket Club case, said that the impasse surrounding the pendency of elections in the cricket association must come to an end.
The bench also said the elections must be held in a fair manner. Read AlsoCricket has finally been set free from the tyranny of Azhar, says Shivlal YadavThe appointment of Justice (retd) L Nageswara Rao by the Supreme Court on Tuesday as a one-man committee to oversee the conduct of elections in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has brought cheers to the club secretaries and others associated with the cricket body. "We are of the view that the impasse must come to an end and a fair election be held.
This court is of the view that Justice Nageswara Rao, a retired judge of this court, would be suitable to be appointed to head a single-member committee to sort out this mess," the bench ordered.