Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi declined to attend a disciplinary hearing Friday before an Indian cricket board panel that he insists is biased against him. Instead Modi sent a team of lawyers before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) panel, which is probing allegations of corruption, indiscipline and money-laundering in the hugely successful Twenty20 IPL tournament.
After a closed-door meeting, Modi's lawyer Mehmood Abdi said the panel had set another hearing for July 27. The IPL chief is reported to be holidaying abroad. The BCCI, which owns the IPL set up the three-member panel last month to probe the charges against Modi. Modi says two members - lawyer-politician Arun Jaitley and businessman Chirayu Amin - are biased and had petitioned the Bombay High Court to stay the disciplinary proceedings and set up a fresh panel. The court turned down both requests on Thursday.
The panel has until October 25 to decide whether action should be taken against Modi, which could include his permanent expulsion from the BCCI. Modi's troubles began in April when he revealed the ownership details of a new franchise set to join the tournament in 2011.
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