"Yes, I have asked Sourav Ganguly to respond to the complaints with regards to Conflict of Interest as DC advisor and state association president," Justice Jain told PTI on Tuesday.

"He has been given seven days to file his reply," Justice Jain added. However, there could be some relief to Ganguly as the Ombudsman, who is also the Ethics Officer of the BCCI, is not taking into account the April 12 match which is a bone of contention.

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"I am not concerned about any specific match. It's a general complaint about his alleged Conflict of Interest and he needs to clear his stand," said Jain.

Ganguly's detractors in the BCCI believe that Ganguly as CAB President will have a control on local curator with no neutral curator being used this time.

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