The Board of Control for Cricket in India filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Friday (November 21), challenging Calcutta High Court's directive to initiate criminal proceedings against its six top officials for filing false affidavits in the Jagmohan Dalmiya expulsion case.

Justice Nadira Pathariya of the Calcutta High Court had passed the order on November 12 directing initiation of criminal proceedings against BCCI President Sashank Manohar, former Board President Sharad Pawar and four top officials in a case relating to misappropriation of funds by ex-BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya.

Rajiv Shukla, the Chairman of the BCCI Media committee, said that the BCCI officials were not given a chance to put across their case before the Calcutta High Court passed its order.

The verdict came eight months after Jgmohan Dalmiya moved a case of perjury against Pawar and Board officials and pressed for criminal proceedings against them for allegedly producing false documents in the court.