Central Information Comission Holds BCCI Exempt from Ambit of RTI Act

The Central Information Commission held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India is not a public authority under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Reversing its 2018 ruling, the Commission noted that the board operates as a private autonomous entity registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, rather than a statutory body created by Parliament.

Observing that the government exercises no deep or pervasive control over the board’s management or finances.

The Commission clarified that performing public functions or receiving general tax concessions does not equate to substantial state financing. 

[Geeta Rani v. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports & Anr.]