I have issued notices last week to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul asking them to appear for deposition,” Justice Jain told PTI on Monday.
However, it remains to be seen how the Board will coordinate with Pandya and Rahul as they are currently playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) for their respective franchises, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.
As per the reports, the deposition might take place before April 11, where both the players’ sides are scheduled to lock horns in Mumbai. On the other hand, Justice Jain, who is also the Board's ad-hoc Ethics Officer, said that for the matter to reach a logical conclusion, Pandya and Rahul must depose.
As per the sources, both players will have to appear in person and not through their legal representatives.
Indian players KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya have been served notices for appearing before the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI Ombudsman Justice DK Jain for deposition. The development comes after the duo had made sexist comments on the television show, Koffee With Karan.
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s Committee of Administrators (CoA) had provisionally suspended the two cricketers for their comments until the ban was lifted pending inquiry by the Ombudsman.