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VIDARBHA CRICKET ASSOCIATION
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE 3.
ELIGIBILITY
Any
person who (i) has attained the age of 18 years (ii) has not been convicted for
an offence under Indian Penal Code or Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 involving
moral turpitude by any court in India (iii) has not been declared insolvent by
any court in India and (iv) agrees with the aims and objects of the Association
and is prepared to abide by the Rules, Regulations framed by the Association
may apply for admission as member in any of the following Categories of
membership of the Association:
1)
Patron:- A person who pays a sum of Rs. 50,000/- and above to the Association.
2)
Life Member:-A person who pays a sum of Rs. 10,000/- as membership fees to the
Association.
3)
Any person who has represented the Association as a playing member in any
tournament organised or conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
or has retired from first class cricket can apply for membership in this
category of members.
(Provided
that any ordinary member who is on the rolls of the association shall continue
to be such member under the new constitution also. Provided that their shall be
no new members in the category of ordinary members)
4)
Each year the total number of available membership should be filled up in the
following manner.
i) 30%
from the players as referred to in category 3.
ii)
30% from persons who have rendered services to the Association.
iii)
40% from General Category.
Provided
that international players (Men & Women) hailing from the jurisdiction of
the Association, shall be granted automatic membership after they retire from
competitive cricket.
If
eligible applicants from any of the first two categories are not available, it
shall be the sole discretion of the Executive Committee to enroll the members
from any of the other categories over and above the number prescribed as per
the norms stated above.
5)
Any person eligible to apply in any of the above Categories of membership shall
apply in the prescribed form provided by the Association which shall be
accompanied by the sum prescribed for admission and shall apply within the
period from 1st of January to 31st of March each year. No application received
before or after this period shall be entertained.
6) The
Executive Committee shall accept or reject any such application on or before
30th of April of the same year without assigning any reason and its decision
shall be final and binding on the applicant. It
shall be the sole discretion of the Executive committee to admit any person as
member of the Association.
7) If rejected, the Executive Committee shall refund the actual amount paid by the applicant by cheque on or before 10th of May of the same year.
ARTICLE-5.
The
Executive Committee shall comprise of 12 members of whom 5 shall be the elected
Office Bearers as per Article 13 and the remaining 7 shall be:
a) 5
additional member to be elected by the Members of the Association from among
their representatives;
b)
Two, one male and one female, to be nominated by the Cricket Players’
Association from amongst those of its members who hail from the region which is
the jurisdiction of the Association.
ARTICLE-10.
GENERAL BODY MEETINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article - 10
The General Body of the Association shall consist of its Patrons,
Honorary Life Members, Life Members and one representative from each affiliated
Club.
The General Body shall be the Supreme Body of the Association and shall
have powers to give directions to the Executive Committee and other Bodies of
the Association to frame rules under the Constitution or alter, amend, add or
remove any rule or rules framed by any Body of the Association.
The General Body Shall nominate any member at the Annual General Meeting
to represent the Association at all the meetings of the Board of Control for
Cricket in India, provided that such a nominee is not disqualified as per
Article 12. The Term of the Nominee shall be three years and shall be
Co-terminus with that of the Executive Committee and such nominee cannot be
removed or changed during the term of three years except by the General Body
for valid reasons or if he / she becomes disqualified as per Article 12.If such
nominee is not an Office Bearer or Member of Executive Committee, he / she may
be invited to attend meetings of the Executive Committee but shall not be
entitled to vote at meetings of the Executive Committee.
The General Body if it deems fit, may form other committees to guide /
advise the executive committee on various matters provided that none of the
members of such other committees are disqualified as per Article 12.The term of
such other committees shall be decided by the General body and shall not be
more than three years at a time. The members of such other committees who have
been on the committee for a cumulative period of nine years shall be ineligible
for appointment to the committee. The role of the advisory committee shall be
to guide the Executive Committee on matters which are important for the proper
functioning of the Association. The executive committee shall seriously
consider the suggestions of the advisory committee but they shall not be
binding on them, but the suggestions shall not be rejected without valid
reasons recorded in writing in the Executive committee meeting held for this
purpose.
Annual General Body meeting shall be held on Saturday/Sunday of the 1st
Week of December every year. The meeting will transact the following business:
(Provided that the First Annual General Meeting in which the elections
are to be held under this Constitution may take place before/after the
scheduled date as provided above but that will in no way affect the term of the
Committees/Selectors and the next elections/Annual General Meetings shall be
necessarily in the first week of December as provided above.
1) To
confirm the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting and any Special General Body
Meeting held during the previous year.
2) To
receive and discuss the report of the activities of the Association as
presented by the Secretary.
3) To
receive and discuss the audited statement of the accounts of the previous year
presented by the Treasurer.
3A) To appoint Ombudsman
and Ethics Officer for the ensuing year.
4) To
consider, pass or reject any resolution presented by a member of the General
Body, provided the resolution is received in writing by the Secretary or in his
absence by the President, at least 72 hours before the meeting is being held.
5) To
discuss any other matter with the permission of the Chairman.
In the Election year, the Annual General Body shall meet
consecutively for two days e.g. On Saturday and Sunday. That year on the first
day beside the above Agenda, in that meeting Auditors shall be appointed for
the next three financial years.
On the next day, only the Elections of Office-bearers and
members of the Executive Committee shall be held.
Not less than 15 days notice of the date of the Annual
General Meeting and not less than 10 days notice of the date of the Special
General Body Meeting shall be given to all the eligible members of the Association.
Notice of Meeting and that of the Agenda to
be transacted therein shall be given by the Secretary to all the Office-bearers
and Members of the Executive Committee, Members of the Association and
Secretaries of the Affiliated Clubs under Certificate of Posting or by Email. A
notice shall also be published in one English and in one vernacular newspaper
having reasonable Circulation in Vidarbha.
The
quorum for the Annual General Meeting shall be 100 members. No business
shall be transacted unless the requisite quorum is present at the commencement
of the meeting. In case the quorum is not available at the time specified
for starting the meeting, the meeting shall be adjourned for 30 minutes and
even if after 30 minutes no quorum is available the meeting shall be held with
the members present.
ARTICLE
– 12.
Only members or representatives of Affiliated
Clubs shall be eligible to contest post of an Office-Bearer.
A member or representative of the affiliated
club or selector against whom a disciplinary action is taken and is under
suspension or expulsion shall not have a right of vote or shall not be eligible
to contest at any election of the Association during the period of such
suspension or expulsion.
A person shall be disqualified from being an
Office-Bearer, or the Association’s nominee / Representative to the BCCI if he
or she.
a) Is not a citizen of India.
b) Has attained the age of 70 years.
c) Is declared to be insolvent, or of unsound
mind.
d) Is a minister or a government servant.
e) Has been an Office-Bearer of the
Association for a cumulative period of 9 years.
f) Has been convicted by a court of law for
commission of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment.
An Office-Bearer who has held any post for
two consecutive terms in the Association shall not be eligible to contest any
further election in Association without completing a cooling off period of
three years. During this cooling off period such an office bearer shall not be
a member of the Executive Committee or of any Committee whatsoever of the
Association. The expression ‘Office-Bearer’ should not be permitted to be
circumvented by being a member of any other committee or of the Executive Committee
in the Association, as the case may be.
If a person has served two consecutive terms
each as Office-Bearer in the Association and as an Office-Bearer or Councilor
in the BCCI (or vice versa) continuously without any break, such person shall
not be eligible to be an Office-Bearer/Executive Member in the Association or
in the BCCI, without completing a cooling off period of three years. During
this cooling off period, such an Office-Bearer shall not be a member of the
Executive Committee or of any committee whatsoever of the BCCI or of the
Association.
The expression Office-Bearer should not be
permitted to be circumvented by being a member of any other committee or of the
Governing Council in BCCI or in the Association, as the case maybe.
Provided that if any person has been elected as an Office-Bearer, or the Association’s nominee / Representative to the BCCI prior to attaining the age of 70 years, he shall not be disqualified from completing his term as an Office-Bearer, or the Association’s nominee / Representative to the BCCI on account of crossing the age of 70 years subsequent to his election as an Office-Bearer, or the Association’s nominee / Representative to the BCCI if he has not completed his total eligible term of 9 years.
ARTICLE-13.
ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
Article - 13
The eligible Voters of the Association shall elect the following office
bearers, member of the Executive Committee in the Annual General Body Meeting
called for the purpose. There shall be no proxy voting and all members shall
have to vote in person.
1) President.
2) Vice-President.
3) Treasurer.
4) Joint Secretary.
5) Honorary Secretary.
6) 5 additional Member of the Executive Committee.
The
term of Office-bearers, members of the Executive Committee shall be co-terminus
and hold office for the next three years till the time their Successors are
elected. The Auditors shall also be appointed for the same term.
ARTICLE-14.
The Executive Committee shall appoint an Election Officer for conducting
the elections. The Election Officer shall be a former member of the State
Election Commission or Retired Judge of the High Court. In case such officer is
not available, any other former State Election Commissioner or Retired Judge of
the High Court, preferably from a neighbouring State may be appointed as the
Election Officer.
The voting shall be by secret ballot. The General Body may from time to
time frame rules of procedure for the elections, provided that any amendments
to the procedure adopted shall be made at least 3 months prior to the
elections. In the absence of any procedure having been framed by the General
Body as aforesaid, the Election Officer will decide the procedure. The Election
Officer shall oversee and supervise the entire election process including
scrutiny of the electoral rolls, which shall include all nominations and
candidatures being subject to his/ her scrutiny. In case of any dispute or
objection as to candidacy, disqualification, eligibility to vote, or the
admission or rejection of a vote in the elections, the Electoral Officer shall
decide the same and such decision shall be final and conclusive.
ARTICLE-16.
There shall be Nine members on Selection
Committee who shall be nominated by the Executive Committee immediately after
they assume office.
There shall be a panel of three selectors who
shall be the Senior Selection Committee and shall select the Ranji Trophy team
which shall represent the Association in the Ranji Trophy tournament as
well as the ‘A’ team of the Association. Any person who has
represented the State in first class tournament conducted by the Board of
Control for Cricket in India or a person who is a National level Umpire as
recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, shall be eligible to
be nominated for the post of a member on the Senior Selection Committee.
Explanation – The ‘A’ team of the Association
shall mean the team specified so by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
and/or the Under-23 team.
There shall be a panel of three Selectors who
shall be the Junior Selection Committee and shall select all the junior teams
which shall represent the Association in the Junior Tournaments organized by
the Board of control for Cricket in India in various categories. Any person who
has represented the State in first class tournament conducted by the Board of
Control for Cricket in India or in any Junior Tournament conducted by the Board
of Control for Cricket in India, shall be eligible to be nominated for the post
of a member on the Junior Selection Committee.
Explanation – The Junior tournaments would
mean the Under-19, Under-16, Under-14 Tournaments and likewise.
There shall be a panel of three Selectors who
shall be the Women’s Selection Committee and shall select all the Women Teams
which shall participate in the tournaments organized by the Board of Control
for Cricket in India. The Women’s Selection Committee shall comprise only of
Women Candidates who have represented the Association in any format of the
game.
The senior most among the members of each
selection committee shall be the Chairperson.
No Person above the age of 70 years shall be
eligible to be nominated as selector.
A person shall be disqualified from being
nominated as a Selector of Association if he / she has completed 6 years as a
Selector of he / she has not retired from the game.
The term of office of the Members of
Selection Committee shall be co-terminus with the term of Executive Committee.
Provided that the Members of Selection
Committee shall continue to discharge their functions till new members are
nominated by the Executive Committee and they take charge.
In case a vacancy arises in the post of a
selector due to any reason the same shall be filled in by the Executive
Committee by nominating an eligible person. The Selectors shall be paid a
suitable remuneration which shall be decided by the General Body.
ARTICLE 27.
Sub-Committee.
The
Executive Committee shall appoint such number of Sub-Committee as it may deem
fit for smooth functioning of the Association.
ARTICLE
31.
An Impress advance of Rs. 50000–00 shall be placed at the disposal of
the Secretary to enable him to meet incidental and emergent payments. The imprest
advance may be raised to Rs. 5,00,000–00 with the sanction of the Executive
Committee for any specified period not exceeding two months and for a specific
purpose.
Sd/-
Sanjay Badkas,
Hon. Secretary, VCA.