IPL: Justice Mukul Mudgal may head a new probe into cricket scam

NEW DELHI: In a new turn in the IPL betting and match fixing probe, the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee may conduct the inquiry against N Srinivasan and 12 others, including some prominent cricketers, after the Supreme Court today ignored a BCCI panel for the job.

"We have given our consent. It is subject to the Supreme Court approval on Tuesday (April 29)," said Justice Mudgal, who had headed a three-member committee that had submitted a report in a sealed envelope to the court making serious allegations against Srinivasan and some capped players.

The consent of the panel headed by Mudgal, a retired Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, was conveyed to the Committee's counsel Gopal Subramanium after the court had in the morning asked whether it would be willing to continue with its inquiry.

Mudgal told the media that once the court accepts their consent, the committee would sit and finalise the procedures of how to move forward and also decide whether any new member should be included.

During its earlier probe, Mudgal was assisted by Additional Solicitor General L Nageshwar Rao and lawyer Niloy Dutta.

A bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik today said that it would pass its order on April 29 regarding the assistance that the committee would require to conduct the probe. It said the committee will be given assistance by investigating agencies.

During the proceedings in the morning, the court sought the consent by 2 PM. But in the afternoon, Subramanium could not appear before it and the matter was posted for next Tuesday.