Madras High Court dismisses CSK’s petition on IPL suspension

MUMBAI: The Madras High Court rejected Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) writ petition challenging the Lodha Committee’s order to suspend its IPL franchise for a period of two years.

CSK has challenged suspension of its IPL franchise by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which the Madras HC dismissed as not being maintainable by the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice PS Sivagnanam. 

The PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in the same matter was also been dismissed as the Supreme Court has given liberty only to an “aggrieved party” to challenge the Justice R.M. Lodha committee proceedings.

It may be recalled that CSK along with Rajasthan Royals were barred from playing in the IPL for two years after a three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court and headed by former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha found top officials from both teams having engaged in illegal betting.