New Delhi, June 25 -- In a significant decision reinforcing principles of transparency and tenure limits in cricket administration, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Ombudsman, Justice Arun Mishra (Retd.), has allowed the complaint filed by Dolphin Cricketers, an institutional member of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).

After an extensive examination of the BCCI Constitution, KSCA Rules, the recommendations of the Justice Lodha Committee, and relevant Supreme Court judgments, it was concluded that tenure served by an individual in different capacities within the KSCA must be cumulatively counted for the purpose of determining the disqualification of a member of the Managing Committee.

The order specifically ...