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One state, one member, one vote The impact: 1) This recommendation reduces at least four existing associations from being full members of the BCCI to associates. At present, state associations of Maharashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha - each functioning independently in the state of Maharashtra - and Gujarat, Baroda and Saurashtra - each functioning independently in the state of Gujarat - have one vote each in the BCCI elections. The Lodha Committee proposed that the six votes be reduced to two, one each from each state, with one association representing the state at the BCCI on rotational basis for a period of one year.The states objections: The legal counsels of the different states and the BCCI lawyer contested that not only did the six members of Maharashtra and Gujarat represent a definite geographical territory and field teams, but they also contributed to the development of the game in their respective regions. It was argued that having one member represent the entire state was fraught with difficulty and ignored the historical perspective.Courts response: The rotational arrangement would give each association a right to a full members vote when its turn came around, without violating the broader principle of one state one vote recommended by the committee. Such a system would also respect the history of these associations, their role in the promotion the game and the formation of the BCCI. These state bodies can continue to field teams in domestic tournaments, and the BCCI will decide the order in which the full membership rotates among the associations.2) The Lodha committee also recommended that five full members of the BCCI - Railways Sports Promotion Board, Association of Indian Universities, Services Sports Control Board, National Cricket Club (Kolkata) and Cricket Club of India (Mumbai) - be relegated to associate status.The five clubs defence: Even if the five clubs did not represent any state and two of them - NCC and CCI - were recreational bodies that did not even field first- class teams - they should continue as full members keeping in view the historical background leading to the formation of BCCI.Courts response: The relegation of these five clubs to associate membership is meant to support the structural streamlining of the BCCI to make it more responsive and accountable, at the same time providing for an equal opportunity for different regions to participate in the growth and promotion of the game in the countryAge limit of 70 for office bearers BCCI and states objections: Citing the example of veteran administrator Niranjan Shah, who has served as secretary at the Saurashtra Cricket Association for the past four decades, the court was told that setting an upper age limit was not reasonable and conducive for the growth of the game. Lawyers for both BCCI and states argued that age had nothing to do with the administrative capacity of the person.Court response: It stated that cricketers usually played the game between the age of 18 and 35 and that after retirement anyone who had the potential to contribute to the game could do so for over three decades until the age of 70. The upper age limit recommended by the Lodha Committee was not, therefore, unreasonable or irrational. The Court also stated that the Indian Governments National Sports Development Code of India, 2011, had stipulated that primary office bearers - President, Secretary and the Treasurer - of recognised National Sports Federation including the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had an age cap of 70 years. The Court said that the upper age limit of 70 was not an unusual or unacceptable norm.Ministers and civil servants cannot be administrators BCCI and states objections: Because of their experience, ministers and government officials, the BCCI said, were able administrators at both the central and state level and such a recommendation would hurt the efficiency of the board and the growth of the game.The courts response: The game would be better managed, promoted and developed if politicians and civil servants, who occupy positions of responsibility in the government that call for their complete attention and commitment, were made ineligible from holding any post in state associations or the BCCI. The court also said it did not believe that the game flourished due to a minister or civil servant holding a cricket office. Nor did they believe the game would be denied its due without ministers or civil servants at the helm. Office bearers cannot hold posts at BCCI and state level BCCIs objections: It argued that the experience gained by administrators at state level could be useful when the official doubles up in a role at the board level.Courts response: It said that one person could not be allowed to hold both a state and BCCI post because of conflict of interest issues. The court said that presidents and secretaries of state associations existed to discharge functions with the primary interest of the state in mind; as BCCI office bearers, they are expected to subordinate regional interests to a larger national interest. The court said the existence of dual roles meant that officials often appointed their fellow state officials to key posts in the BCCI and created an imbalance, and that the Lodha report on the matter was far from irrational. Fernandinho Jersey . 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WACO, Texas -- Billionaire businessman Drayton McLane, whose name adorns the Baylor University football stadium, said Thursday he wants to see fired football coach Art Briles honor restored and any evidence that led to his dismissal publicly released by the schools board of regents.McLane and a group of influential alumni and donors called Bears for Leadership Reform met across the Brazos River from McLane Stadium in Waco to demand more transparency from school regents, including the release of what was uncovered by an investigation into how the school handled sexual assaults.The group insisted its goal isnt to bring back Briles or focus on the football program, but to remove a cloak of secrecy surrounding board meetings, the investigation and its findings.Speaking on his own, McLane stopped short of calling for Briles return, but defended his integrity.The Baylor family and the public needs to know the truth, McLane said. Art and the other people involved in this need for the facts to come out. McLane also insisted hes been told nothing and been shown none of the evidence despite his position as a non-voting regent emeritus.Regents released some results from the investigation by the law firm Pepper Hamilton earlier this year that found the school for years mishandled reports of sexual assault, and that Briles football program acted as if it was above the rules.The probe led to Briles dismissal, the resignation of former athletic director Ian McCaw and the demotion of school president Ken Starr, who later resigned.Baylor is facing federal lawsuits from more than a dozen women, and a federal investigation by the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education. The demands and sharp criticism of school leadership from influential donors and alumni is the strongest sign yet of the behind-the-scenes battles at Baylor.Briles assistant coaches, including son Kendal Briless, released a statement last week defending Briles.dddddddddddd Fans lined up to buy black T-shirts with his initials before Baylors home game against TCU last week, and a similar banner also flew from one of stadiums luxury suites.The group on Thursday demanded Baylor regents hold open meetings, publish agendas and minutes, and discuss decisions publicly. And it wants Baylor to disclose what the university has spent on settlements and the pending lawsuits. It also wants a voice in selecting a new president.Baylor University has no place in scandalous, tabloid news, former regent Emily Tinsley said. Power struggles and secrecy can destroy any family.Houston attorney John Eddie Williams suggested some regents should be forced out. The board, however, is appointed by its own members.Theres some good people on that board, but there has been some bad decisions, Williams said. At some point, youve got to clean house.The group noted that Pepper Hamilton recommended reforms at the board level, including training on conflicts of interest and protocols for interaction with administrators and athletics. The group said it wants to know what the investigation found to prompt those recommendations.Baylor officials did not attend Thursdays meeting but regents Chairman Ron Murff released a lengthy statement in which he noted that emotions are running high.As we make the changes and reforms necessary at Baylor, we are determined to emerge from this experience stronger as a Christian institution, closer as a Baylor Family and united in our determination to always strive to do what is right, Murff said.Whether the group will try to force its influence for changes on the board by withholding money, Williams said that will be up to individual members to determine. ' ' '