New Delhi, February 5: The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on controversial cricketer S Sreesanth's plea challenging the life ban imposed on him by the apex cricket body.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India and two office bearers of its Committee of Administrators (CoA) to file their responses within four weeks.

Sreesanth had challenged the decision of Kerela High Court which reinstated BCCI's life ban on him  and the Supreme Court had agreed to hear the proceedings on February 5. The Patiala House Court in July 2015 had let off all the 36 accused in the spot-fixing case, including Sreesanth, co-accused Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila. The BCCI, however, had refused to alter its disciplinary decision even after the verdict.

The Supreme Court, however, refused to grant any interim relief sought by senior advocate Salman Khurshid, representing the cricketer, that he may be allowed to play. Sreesanth, who had been absolved in the IPL spot-fixing case, was successful when he filed a plea before the single judge bench of the Kerala High Court challenging the life ban imposed on him by BCCI.

However, the division bench of the high court had set aside the single judge bench and upheld the ban. The cricketer has now challenged the high court verdict in the apex court. The case is connected with the IPL spot-fixing scandal that shocked the cricket world and the cash-rich league in 2013. Sreesanth has been trying to return to the cricket field ever since.

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