HC: T20 league can't be restrained over franchise dispute

The Bombay high court on Wednesday refused to restrain the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) from conducting further editions of the T20 Mumbai League without one of the teams, Shivaji Park Lions, whose contract was terminated in 2020 for allegedly defaulting on payments.

- Karuna Nidhi

MUMBAI:

A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice MS Karnik disposed of the plea filed by Jupicos Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that owns the Shivaji Park Lions, and refused to interfere with a single-judge bench's decision in April to deny the petitioner interim relief. The single-judge bench had cited an "inordinate delay" of five years in challenging the MCA's 2020 termination order.