DK JAIN: BCCI'S ETHICS OFFICER

March 29, 2019

The Committee of Administrators (COA) running Indian cricket has said that the newly appointed ombudsman by the BCCI, Justice (Retired) DK Jain will also be its ad-hoc Ethics Officer.

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  • The Committee of Administrators (COA), in its 10th Status Report filed in October 2018, had requested the Supreme Court to appoint an Ethics Officer in addition to an Ombudsman for looking into the matters of Conflict of Interest. 

  • The three-member COA requested Justice DK Jain earlier this month to take over as Ethics Officer on an ad-hoc basis till a permanent appointment takes place.