The BCCI has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court directive to start criminal proceedings against its six top officials on the charge of filing false affidavits in the Jagmohan Dalmiya expulsion case.

BCCI president Sashank Manohar, Secretary N Srinivasan, vice president Chirayu Amin and ex-BCCI secretary Niranjan Rasiklal Shah moved the apex court against Calcutta High Court order. Earlier in the same case, BCCI and ICC vice-president Mr Sharad Pawar has already approached the Supreme Court. Like Pawar, the officials have also taken the plea that the high court did not give them the opportunity to present their view and thus violated the principle of natural justice.

However, BCCI senior office bearer Ratnakar Shetty has not approached the Supreme Court against the High Court order.

On Nov 12, the Calcutta High Court directed initiation of criminal proceedings against BCCI president Sashank Manohar, former Board president Sharad Pawar and four top officials.

A former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya had alleged perjury against Pawar and Board officials and sought criminal proceedings against them for allegedly producing false documents. Dalmiya was expelled from BCCI in 2006.

All the accused BCCI officials have challenged the ex-parte order directing the Registrar (Original side) to initiate criminal proceedings under section 195 of the CrPC at an appropriate court.