Jammu: In what many see as a decisive push to rescue cricket governance in Jammu & Kashmir from more than a decade of power struggle, the Supreme Court has directed that the long-pending elections of the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) be completed within 12 weeks. The apex court has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti to conduct the process, strictly in accordance with the approved Constitution of JKCA. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been ordered to immediately provide the formally approved Constitution, enabling the election exercise to begin without excuses or delay.

Significantly, the Court has also made it clear that the pending registration of the JKCA shall not be cited as a pretext to postpone or obstruct the electoral pr

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