Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 20: The High Court today sought objections and response from all the stakeholders except Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by next date in a batch of petitions relating to J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) affairs.
The Division Bench of Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the petitioner-clubs to file their response to the plea of each other so that all the matters be considered on next date.
Senior Counsel Sunil Sethi appearing for the BCCI, however, submitted before the court that he has instruction not to file reply for the time being. Court has taken his statement on record.
Court directed the Registry to inform the Registry of High Court wing Jammu for clubbing the matters pending there with the instant matter. A bunch of petition relating of JKCA affairs and issues, are also pending at Jammu wing of High Court.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already informed the Court that elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) are required to be urgently held for smooth functioning of the Association and cricket activities in the UT.
It may be noted that the JKCA is without elected body since May 2017 and its affairs are observed and conducted by the two administrators and a CEO appointed by the court to ensure free and fair elections of JKCA as the term of JKCA has expired in the month of May 2017 and in view of inter-se dispute between the office bearers and two factions (Abdullah faction & Ansari faction) who were fighting various cases and claim the genuine association of JKCA.
Justice CK Prasad retired Judge of the Supreme Court and Justice Syed Rafat Alam Chief Justice of MP are the administrators of the J&K Cricket Association and Chief Executive Officer Ashiq Hussain Bukhari (retired DIG). Court on July 2018 had directed them to run the affairs of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association till elections of the Association are held.
These petitions were pending in view of direction passed on 14.3.2019 wherein Supreme Court had directed that till amicus curaie, submits a report, it is desirable that no court, tribunal in India shall entertain or proceed with any matter pertaining to BCCI or any State Cricket Association(s) involved.
Various cricket clubs are seeking quashment of decision dated 29.10.2019 passed by nominated Ombudsman, J&K Cricket Association, on the ground that the impugned decision is beyond the scope of the reference made by the Division Bench of this court in a common order passed on 06.12.2017.
It as per guidelines provided by Lodha penal, administrators and CEO with BCCI is required to incorporate recommendations of the Lodha committee in the rules of Association and then to conduct the election of JKCA in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Lodha Committee.
Supreme Court has already directed that all office bearers of BCCI and its affiliated state associations which fail to meet the norms recommended by the Lodha Committee as accepted by Apex Court shall forthwith demit and cease to hold the office.
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