Santhosh Karunakaran vs. Bcci, Represented By Its Secretary
Held
The High Court dismissed the writ petition, holding that the petitioner lacked locus standi. The Court found that the petitioner's pleadings did not establish his membership in any cricket association, nor could he pursue this as a personal cause, especially since KCA had already submitted a compliance report without objection from BCCI.
Facts
Santhosh Karunakaran, a former Ranji Trophy cricketer, filed a writ petition seeking directions against the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) to amend its byelaws strictly in accordance with the model byelaw approved by the Supreme Court based on the Lodha Committee recommendations. He alleged that KCA had made deviations from the approved model byelaw.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the petitioner had the locus standi to challenge the alleged deviations in the Kerala Cricket Association's byelaws from the model byelaw recommended by the Lodha Committee and approved by the Supreme Court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 8TH CHAITHRA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 432 OF 2021 PETITIONER/S: SANTHOSH KARUNAKARAN FORMER RANJI TROPHY CRICKETER AND MEMBER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION,AGED 45 YEARS, S/O LATE KARUNAKARAN PILLAI, CRA 209, SOUPARNIKA, CHEMBAKASSERY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695008. BY ADV RAJIT RESPONDENT/S: 1 BCCI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, JAY SHAH, 4TH FLOOR, CRICKET CENTRE, WANKHEDE STADIUM, D ROAD, CHURCH GATE, MUMBAI-400020. 2 KERALA CRICKET ASSOCIATION KCA COMPLEX, TC-24/13191), SASTHAMKOVIL ROAD, THYCAUD P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA STATE-680104. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, SREEJITH V NAIR. 3 SREEJITH V NAIR AGED 47 YEARS SECRETARY KERALA CRICKET ASSOCIATION, KCA COMPLEX, TC-24/13191), SASTHAMKOVIL ROAD, THYCAUD P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA STATE- 680104. 4 JAYESH K GEORGE AGED 51 YEARS JT.SECRETARY BCCI AND FORMER SECRETARY, KERALA CRICKET ASSOCIATION, FLAT NO C 72, DLF NEW TOWN, SEAPORT-AIRPORT ROAD, ECHAMUKKU, KAKKANAD, COCHIN-682037. BY ADVS. SRI.SUNIL SHANKER SRI.K.N.ABHILASH SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING
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