Overview
- Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari issued notice to the BCCI and set a follow-up hearing for mid-September.
- Petitions led by Dehradun resident Sanjay Rawat cite an external audit of CAU’s 2024–25 accounts and allege embezzlement exceeding ₹12 crore.
- The audit recorded ₹35 lakh billed for bananas, ₹6.4 crore in event-management fees, and ₹26.3 crore on tournaments and trials, up from ₹22.3 crore the previous year.
- Petitioners contend state players lacked promised facilities, training and support despite the reported spending.
- In a related petition, former CAU vice-president Surendra Bhandari challenges the Uttarakhand Premier League tender as non-transparent, noting BCCI funding to CAU since 2019 exceeds ₹22 crore.