India, May 18 -- The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Monday ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not fall within the ambit of a "public authority" under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, holding that the cricket board remains an autonomous private body not substantially financed or controlled by the government, and cautioning that excessive regulatory control could disrupt its "finely balanced economic structure".

In a detailed order passed by Information Commissioner PR Ramesh, the Commission revisited the issue pursuant to directions issued by the Madras high court in September 2025, which had remitted the matter back to the CIC for fresh adjudication after reviewing a 2018 CIC ruling that ha...