Mumbai: Retd. Justice Mukul Mudgal on Thursday told the New Delhi HC that some directors within the DDCA are willfully trying to block and prevent a successful cricket season by trying to scuttle it. And urgently sought orders to implement the directions he has issued towards the cricketing body since August 22, 2016.
Mudgal has alleged that “there has been a deliberate and wilful attempt to scuttle the domestic cricket season 2016-2017” in a report submitted, before fellow Retd. Justice Deepa Sharma, and serving Justice S Ravindra Bhat.
The report claims that three members of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association, namely – Subhash Sharma, Dinesh Sharma and Ravi Jain, have refused to authorize payments to coaches, managers, selectors.
“The payments of selectors, coaches and managers for the present domestic season and the expenses for the teams have been withheld despite clear and unequivocal directions by me to honour the agreements,” he added.
He also stated that this would “adversely affect the domestic season of Delhi cricket and careers of several young cricketers.”
“The signatories have declined to sign the payment notes and the cheques prepared for payments subsequent to my approval, directly contravening not only court orders but affecting the domestic season of Delhi cricket by their obdurate and persistent disregard for directions issued by me on the facile ground of non-approval by the executive committee,” the report read.
It was placed before the bench on behalf by advocate Nitin Mishra, who requested the court to consider the report while delivering its verdict.
The court on September 27 had reserved its verdict in the matter which pertains to DDCA’s 2010 plea for an occupancy certificate from South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to hold matches at the Ferozshah Kotla stadium.
The High Court had constituted a committee headed by Justice Mudgal in the backdrop of alleged irregularities in the functioning of DDCA.