BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla and two Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association office-bearers have been asked to respond to a conflict-of-interest complaint after BCCI Ombudsman & Ethics Officer Justice Arun Mishra initiated proceedings against the three administrators.
The August 9 order also names UPCA Joint Secretary Omer Mustafa Hassan and Treasurer Sachin Anand Shukla. The proceedings stem from a complaint submitted by Upendra Yadav on July 25, which invokes provisions of Rule 38 of the BCCI Constitution governing conflicts of interest.
At this stage, the claims remain allegations under consideration. The issuance of notices does not constitute a finding against Shukla, Hassan or Sachin Anand Shukla, with each respondent now having an opportunity to present a reply.
Ombudsman opens proceedings over conflict-of-interest claims
The complaint raises questions over commercial interests involving administrators or their near relatives and alleged direct or indirect involvement in cricket administration where a conflict may exist. It cites Rule 38 as well as Rules 38(4)(a) and 38(4)(p) of the BCCI Constitution.
BCCI Ombudsman & Ethics Officer Justice Arun Mishra said in the order: “Having considered the complaint and the nature of allegations made thereon, notice is issued to Shri Omer Mustafa Hassan, Joint Secretary, UPCA, Shri Sachin Anand Shukla, Treasurer, UPCA, and Shri Rajiv Shukla, Vice President, BCCL”
Copies of the complaint are to be provided to the three respondents by email, formally giving them the opportunity to address the claims raised against them.
Justice Mishra added: “Respondents are directed to file their reply within a period of four (4) weeks from the receipt of this notice. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within 7 days thereafter.”
The next stage of the proceedings will therefore depend on the responses submitted by the three administrators. After those replies are filed, Yadav will have seven days to submit a rejoinder, if he chooses to do so.
Claims focus on relationships within cricket administration
The complaint places relationships involving cricket administrators and their relatives within the BCCI’s conflict-of-interest framework. It alleges that commercial support and administrative influence involving individuals connected to office-bearers raise questions over whether the relationships comply with the board’s rules.
According to CricBlogger, Sachin Anand Shukla is Rajiv Shukla’s nephew, while Omer Mustafa Hassan is the son of a UPCA Director. The complaint alleges that individuals named in the matter exercised direct or indirect influence over cricket administration in Uttar Pradesh.
Rajiv Shukla has not publicly commented on the matter. A source close to the BCCI Vice-President, however, rejected the conflict-of-interest allegations and defended the involvement of administrators’ relatives and associates in Indian cricket.
The source told CricBlogger: “This isn’t new to the system.”
Whether the relationships and arrangements identified in the complaint breach the BCCI Constitution is now a matter for the Ombudsman & Ethics Officer to consider through the proceedings. No such breach has been established by the August 9 order.
Lalit Modi amplifies scrutiny around Shukla
The case attracted wider attention after former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi shared the order on social media and publicly targeted Shukla. His intervention brought a separate set of accusations into the conversation around the BCCI Vice-President, distinct from the allegations being examined in the conflict-of-interest proceedings.
Modi said on X: “Finally a notice to @rajeevshuklaoffl from justice Arun mishra. About time the crooks are removed from this beautiful game of cricket”
Finally a notice to @ShuklaRajiv from justice Arun mishra. About time the crooks are removed from this beautiful game of cricket. pic.twitter.com/FVbIUYsg8l
— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) August 10, 2026
Modi has also amplified claims concerning an individual described as Shukla’s secretary and the treatment of young cricketers seeking IPL opportunities. Those allegations are separate from the matters set out in Justice Mishra’s August 9 order and have not been established as findings by the BCCI Ombudsman.
Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi said in a social media post: “I have information from multiple sources. Rajeev Shukla’s secretary is allegedly blackmailing young cricketers for IPL contracts.”
The material shared by Modi further alleged that a young cricketer was asked for a commission connected to an IPL contract and, after refusing, was pressured through the use of personal information. It also alleged that similar practices exist in domestic cricket. Those claims remain allegations and are not part of any determination contained in the Ombudsman’s order.
Respondents now have four weeks to reply
The immediate process is centred on the conflict-of-interest complaint rather than the separate allegations circulating on social media. Shukla, Hassan and Sachin Anand Shukla have each been given four weeks from receipt of the notice to put their respective positions before the Ombudsman & Ethics Officer.
The complainant will then have the opportunity to respond within the prescribed seven-day period. Until that process advances and Justice Mishra reaches any subsequent determination, the allegations against the three respondents remain unresolved.
