The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking to stay the elections in cricketing body Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), saying there was no reason to interrupt the poll process which was set in motion in May and culminating with the polls on June 30.
A Vacation Bench of Justice Vinod Goel and Justice Rekha Palli said it did not found merit in the petition moved by a member of the DDCA for putting the election on hold till finalisation of the constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court.
“Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, we see no reason at all to interject the election process...and which course of action has already been approved by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators [CoA],” the Bench said.
It also noted that the CoA had on May 21 had requested the administrators of State cricketing bodies to remain in-charge of the affairs until the new BCCI constitution was finalised.
‘No prejudice’
“In these circumstances, we see no prejudice which would be caused to the petitioner by holding of the election which process has already been set into motion,” the court said.
Petitioner was late
The Bench also said petitioner Ravi Mehra ought to have come earlier to the court, as the notice for holding the election was issued on May 14.
The plea was opposed by DDCA’s court-appointed administrator, former Supreme Court judge Vikramajit Sen.
The court on March 23 had asked the administrator to hold the elections within eight weeks which was later extended to June 30.
In the elections to select the cricketing body’s executive committee, former India Test player and Delhi legend Madan Lal Sharma, noted journalist Rajat Sharma and senior advocate Vikas Singh are vying for the post of president.