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New Delhi, Oct 16: The legal battle between the Essel
Group-promoted ICL and the official cricket board BCCI has got
more intense, with the former challenging in the Delhi High
Court the specific BCCI rules which prevents its players from
participating in tournaments not orgnaised by the board.
ICL filed the amendment application on high court's direction
after BCCI objected that ICL had not explained the specific
rules it wanted to challenge.
The application challenged the validity of
BCCI's Rules and Regulations 34 which says that "no player
registered with BCCI or its affiliate members shall participate
in any unapproved tournament".
The clause also empowers the Board to take
punitive action against the players for violating the rules.
"The Working Committee would take appropriate
action, including suspension and stoppage of financial benefits
against members for contravening these rules," the clause says.
The amended application also submitted that
Rules and Regulation 33 prevents private organisation from
organising international matches.
ICL has also challenged the legality of
Clause 2 of player's registration form for Ranji Trophy seeking
undertaking from the players that they would not participate in
any tournament which is not approved by BCCI without its
permission either in India and abroad.
While directing the ICL to file amended
application, the High Court on September 28 had extended its
interim order till October 22 when it would take up the matter
for further hearing. (Agencies)
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