Roger Binny's Conflict Of Interest Allegation Dismissed- Reports

Roger Binny’s Conflict of Interest case has been dismissed. Justice Vineet Sareen, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) ethics officer, decided in an 11-page decision that Sanjeev Gupta’s complaint against the BCCI president is without substance and should be dismissed. He has also given the complainant a severe warning.

Sanjeev Gupta’s case against Roger Binny has been dismissed by the BCCI’s ethics officer, Justice Vineet Sareen since it lacks merit.

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The complaint concerned Binny’s daughter-in-law Mayanti Langer’s involvement with Star Sports, the BCCI’s broadcaster. “Mr. Sanjeev Gupta’s allegation is without merit in my opinion. Furthermore, because the complainant has failed to show the presence of a conflict of interest, Rule 38(2) would not apply in this case “Justice Sareen said in his ruling.

He further stated, “It is not the case of the complainant that Ms. Langer is involved in the production of, marketing, sales, business, or management of Star Sports. She is hosting live broadcasts and panels for Star Sports. The fact that the media rights for BCCI and IPL were awarded to Star Sports on 05.04.2018 and 27.06.2022 respectively is also not disputed.”

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“Hence it cannot be said as the president, the respondent Roger Binny has influenced the awarding of media rights to Star Sports. Ms. Langer is not an employee of Star Sports and is only working on a contract with Star Sports as an anchor. In the absence of any instance of Conflict of Interest having been cited in her working in such capacity with Star Sports, it cannot be presumed that there would be any conflict of interest or that provision of Rule (38)(1)(i) would be attracted” Justice Sareen Added.

The conflict of Interest case against Roger Binny has been dismissed:

The Ethics Officer further stated that the mere presence of a relationship is not enough to justify a conflicted attitude.

“The mere existence of a relationship between the respondent and Ms. Langer would not be sufficient to establish an instance of Conflict of Interest, and it will have to be demonstrated by the complainant how the said relationship leads to a compromise in respondent’s participation, performance, and discharge of duties,” the decision stated, citing a similar case against Rahul Dravid as an example.

Concerning the complainant, Justice Sareen stated, “Directions have been given by my predecessor in complaint case 4/2020 on 15.08.2022 and 16.01.2021 directing the complainant herein not to put the complaint and other information in the public domain and if same was not done, it would be viewed severely, including not entertaining the complaint itself.”

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