HC to rule tomorrow on BCCI’s appeal in Deccan Chargers’ case

October 17, 2012 06:52 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 05:03 am IST - Mumbai

Deccan Chargers co-owner Gayatri Reddy cheers during a DLF IPL Twenty20 match. File photo: K.R. Deepak

Deccan Chargers co-owner Gayatri Reddy cheers during a DLF IPL Twenty20 match. File photo: K.R. Deepak

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved order till tomorrow, on an appeal filed by the Cricket Board challenging a ‘status quo’ order passed by an arbitrator in its dispute with debt-ridden Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd.

The arbitrator appointed by the High Court last month, retired Supreme Court Judge C K Thakkar, in his first meeting last week, passed an order directing BCCI not to initiate any action on its decision to terminate the franchise of IPL team Deccan Chargers from Hyderabad.

Aggrieved by this, BCCI approached the High Court which had, on Saturday, granted interim stay on the arbitrator’s order, thereby allowing the Cricket Board to take further action on the termination.

Soon after the High Court stayed the status quo order, BCCI issued tenders for IPL teams from various cities, including Hyderabad.

Arguing for BCCI, senior counsel Raju Subramanium said, “IPL season 6 is going to commence from April next year. There are several good international players from the Deccan Chargers team who will be left high and dry if they are not included in the auction list,” he had submitted before Justice R D Dhanuka who reserved order on BCCI’s appeal until tomorrow.

Subramanium said DCHL was given sufficient time to submit the bank guarantee of Rs 100 crore as directed by another judge of the High Court. “Justice Kathawala had kept DCHL and BCCI’s interest in mind and asked them to submit bank guarantee if they wanted to participate in the IPL 6 season.”

DCHL’s failure to submit bank guarantee of Rs 100 crore of a nationalised bank permitted BCCI to initiate action in furtherance to the termination.

Meanwhile, Ratnakar Bank today filed an application saying it was ready to submit the bank guarantee on behalf of DCHL. BCCI, however, opposed this saying the High Court order said the guarantee has to be submitted through a nationalised bank.

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