Agencies
Kolkata, August 27: In a setback to Chennai Super Kings, the Madras High Court has refused interim relief to Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd. (CSKCL), which in a petition had sought for a stay on the two-year suspension slapped on the former Indian Premier League champions by the Justice RM Lodha panel. This panel was appointed by the Supreme Court.
A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice TS Sivagnanam has adjourned the case to September 23, when it will hear ‘maintainability and merits’, and made it clear orally that any decision taken by the BCCI in the meantime will be subject to the court’s final orders.
The Madras High Court directed the BCCI and Cricket Association of Bihar, the original petitioners who triggered the IPL scandal case, to file a comprehensive counter-affidavit in response to the CSK petition.
The BCCI working committee will meet in Kolkata Friday to discuss the way forward for Chennai and Rajasthan Royals, the two teams that have been slapped with a two-year suspension because their team owners – Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra — were involved in betting during the 2013 edition of IPL.
Later Thursday, the Board’s Working Group will present its final recommendations to the IPL governing council on how to run IPL 2016. In all likelihood, the BCCI will float tenders for two new teams.
Appointment of India’s next coach may not be on the agenda but the working committee may ask the Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman to finalise the name.
“Discussions on this matter will be held. The panel will be asked to place the name of the coach at the annual general meeting, whose date is also set to be finalised during Friday’s meeting,” a CAB official said.
Verma’s request
Kolkata: Petitioner in the IPL spot-fixing case, Aditya Verma has shot a letter to the legal head of BCCI U N Bannerjee and all the Working Committee members, requesting them not to allow N Srinivasan in the meeting in Kolkata Friday. Citing Supreme Court’s order dated January 22 and February 21, which bars the former BCCI president from presiding or participating in the board’s working committee meeting, Verma stated that rules should not be flouted.
