CIC's larger bench to decide on BCCI issue

A larger bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC) will decide on whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be a public authority under the RTI Act or not.

A larger bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC) will decide on whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be a public authority under the RTI Act or not.

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A single bench of the CIC had earlier said that the BCCI could not be covered under the RTI Act because it was an independent body not receiving funds from the government.

But, two fresh RTI appeals have brought the issue back into the CIC domain with the government expected to present new facts on how much indirect funding the board has received from the government. The CIC is expected to hear the case on October 4.

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