Pay up IPL dues: HC to BCCI
The Bombay high court on Friday reprimanded the Maharashtra government and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the non-payment of pending dues to the Navi Mumbai and the Nagpur police.
A division bench of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice A.P. Bhangale was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Santosh Pachlag, stating that the BCCI owed over `5 crore to the state for the security it had provided for Indian Premier League (IPL) matches played in Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil stadium in the previous seasons. Both parties blamed each other and stated that the other party is responsible for the payment. The state had appointed policemen from the Navi Mumbai and Nagpur commisionerate for security measures during IPL season 4 held in 2011.
The court observed that the state exchequer should not be made to suffer especially when best security arrangements were provided during the event, on request made by the board.
“Why should the state treasury suffer because of your disputes? We fail to understand, as to why the issue has remained unresolved for such a long time,” remarked the division bench.
The court further remarked that if the BCCI had sent requisition to provide adequate security, it would be primarily responsible to pay the amount as demanded. It also commented that a profitable organisation like the BCCI should not default on the payment.
BCCI then requested the court to grant one opportunity to it to make a representation to the state authorities on the issue. The court directed the board to make representation to the state authorities on or before March 4.
According to the petition, a total of 3,345 police personnel were deployed at the stadium during the six IPL matches.
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