Lalit Modi to return to India after tribunal scraps penalties

Lalit Modi, the former chairman of the Indian Premier League, says he is looking forward to returning to India after an appellate tribunal set aside penalties imposed on him and other former BCCI officials. The penalties were related to the IPL 2009 foreign-exchange case.

The tribunal’s order provides legal relief to Modi, who had been living abroad. The case had involved allegations of foreign-exchange violations during the second season of the IPL, held in South Africa. The tribunal also set aside penalties on other former BCCI office-bearers.

Modi has not given a specific date for his return. The BCCI has not commented on the tribunal’s decision yet.