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PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, ALOK ARADHE
Tiruchirappalli District Cricket Association – Appellant
Versus
Anna Nagar Cricket Club & Anr. Etc. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Leave granted.
2. The present appeal(s) are preferred by the appellant Cricket Association against the final judgment and order of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dated 12.06.2024 disposing of a clutch of Writ Appeals, namely Writ Appeal (MD) No. 896 of 2024 and Writ Appeal (MD) No. 915 of 2024.
3. The appellant is a district cricket association formed in 1958, registered as a society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, and governed by its rules and bye-laws and is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (‘TNCA’), the State association. The facts in both the appeals before the High Court were distinct in content but analogous in form in the manner in which they sought to impugn the alleged lapses in the workings of the appellant, and are canvassed below in brief.
4. Facts in Writ Appeal (MD) No. 896 of 2024: The facts in this appeal are that the respondent no. 1 cricket club preferred a writ petition seeking direction against the appellant to grant the respondent no. 1 membership of the appellant association alongside voting rights and also allow respondent no. 1 to participate in the knockout tournament for the year 2021-2022. The
Prior judgments on sports governance do not apply to cricket associations; a tailored framework is necessary for district-level sports governance.
A writ under Article 226 is maintainable against the BCCI, and internal disputes within the BCA should be addressed by the BCCI Ombudsman.
The President of the Association lacks authority to impose domicile criteria for team selection without Apex Council approval, violating Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.
The High Court held that an Ombudsman cannot issue a direction to approach civil court without exercising its jurisdiction, particularly when a party fails to establish its claims.
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