Judgment

S.B. Sinha, J.—Leave granted in all SLPs.

2. These appeals involving common questions of law and fact were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The basic fact of the matter is not in dispute. ­

Netaji Cricket Club (Netaji) is a member of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association is admittedly a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (Board). Netaji filed a suit for declaration and injunction in the Madras High Court which was marked as Civil Suit No. 765 of 2004 inter alia for the following reliefs:

“1. A declaration to declare that the eligible candidates who are entitled to contest for the post of President in the BCCI proposed a member of the North Zone should be permitted to contest in the election process and also be entitled to be elected as the President and act as such for the term in the election to be conducted in the Annual General Meeting on 29th and 30th of September, 2004 at Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata.

2. For a permanent injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, servants and men from in any member seeking to disqualify any eligible person or persons proposed by any member o