New Delhi :The Badminton Association of India (BAI) said it has set up an independent three-member panel to hear Jwala Guttas case against the life ban proposed against her by its disciplinary committee on Monday.
The panel will have to give a decision within a month, till when Jwala will not be considered for national or international selection, BAI said.
The disciplinary committee, headed by BAI vice-president S. Muralidharan, has recommended a life ban on Jwala or six years suspension from all badminton activities in the country or a conciliatory rapprochement in case she submits an unconditional apology, leaving the final decision to BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta.
“Instead of taking action on his own, BAI president in consultation with the executive council members, has decided to constitute an independent three-member committee for issuing a further show-cause notice to Jwala Gutta,” BAI general secretary Vijai Sinha said in a statement.
