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Bombay High Court refuses interim stay on sale of tickets for India-WI ODI

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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it was not inclined to grant interim stay on the sale of tickets for the October 29 India-West Indies one day international match to be held at the Brabourne Stadium here. A division bench of justices B R Gavai and M S Karnik was hearing petitions filed by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and two of its members challenging the BCCI’s decision to shift the match from Wankhede Stadium to Brabourne Stadium.

MCA counsel M M Vashi told the court that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had decided to shift the match only because the MCA could not submit a hosting agreement. “We were to hold the match at the Wankhede Stadium and several conditions pertaining to ticket sale, broadcasting rights was laid down. We confirmed to adhere to it all. One of the conditions was to submit a hosting agreement,” Vashi said. “However, we could not submit the said agreement as it had to be signed by an administrator. At present, the MCA has no administrator,” he argued, adding that only for this reason the BCCI decided to shift the match.

The MCA in its petition sought an interim stay on the sale of tickets for the match, pending hearing of the plea. “The Brabourne Stadium is not equipped to host an international match. The last match played there was in 2009,” Vashi said. The court, after hearing the arguments, noted there was nothing wrong if the BCCI laid down the condition of seeking a hosting agreement with the signature of an administrator.

“What is wrong in this? The MCA does not even have a Board of Directors. The two retired judges appointed by high court to act as administrators have expressed their unwillingness to continue due to the allegations levelled against them,” Justice Gavai said. “We do not intend to pass any interim order as sought by the petitioners. You (petitioners) can approach the Supreme Court if you wish to as the apex court is seized of similar matters pertaining to the MCA,” Justice Gavai said. The court directed the BCCI and the Cricket Club of India, which owns the Brabourne Stadium, to file their affidavits in response to the petitions and posted it for further hearing on October 24. The MCA and its two members – Sanjay Naik and Ravi Savant – said the BCCI’s decision was illegal, arbitrary and bad in law.

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Amaravati: A family of six people, including two children, on a pilgrimage were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding lorry hit their parked van in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh early Wednesday, police said. The victims, hailing from Old Town in Kurnool, were on their way to a ‘dargah’ in Yellarti when the accident occurred near Pedahoturu village in complete darkness, killing six people on the spot.

The van in which the pilgrims were travelling suffered a break down due to some engine problem and the driver had parked it by the roadside for repair. It was a hit and run case. Most of the passengers got down from the vehicle as it broke down and was being repaired. Six people sitting in the vehicle were killed instantly while the remaining sustained injuries, a police official in Kurnool said. The deceased included two children aged 9 and 7 while the others were in the age group of 17-26, the official said. The injured had been admitted to the Government General Hospital in Kurnool, police said.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy expressed grief over the accident. The Chief Minister announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 3 lakh each and Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased elders and children respectively. Besides, if any of the victims were covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), their kin would get full compensation of up to Rs 5 lakh, officials said. Rajya Sabha member T G Venkatesh announced a total relief of Rs 3 lakh to the injured people.

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