New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the ban on BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Anurag Singh Thakur from participating in the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), holding that a lifelong restriction on the former BCCI president was neither intended nor justified.

Thakur served as President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from May 2015 to February 2017.

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said it was "a fit case to apply the doctrine of proportionality" and clarified that the Court "did not intend to impose a lifelong ban, nor is that warranted."

Accordingly, the Court modified paragraph 25(ii) of its January 2, 2017 judgment and held that Thakur shall be free to ...