Cricket Association Andaman And Nicobar Island Throu. The Sec. Abdul Rehman v. Board Of Control For Cricket In India Throu. The Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.15365 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 7062 OF 2025 Cricket Association Andaman & Nicobar

...Petitioner

Islands through Secretary N. Abdul Rehman V/s.

Board of Control for Cricket In India

...Respondent

Adv. Amjith Anandhan with Adv. Rohan Kaiche with Adv. Nikhil Mallewar with Adv. Dewang Mhatre i/b Adv. Sachin R. Pawar, for the Petitioner.

Adv. Ranjit Shetty (Through V.C.), Adv. Tejas Gokhale (Through V.C.), Adv. Avina Karnad i/b Argus Partners, for the Respondent. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 11th SEPTEMBER 2025.

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P.C. :- 1.

By this Writ Petition, the Petitioner seeks a direction against the Respondent - Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) to consider the application of the petitioner for granting Affiliation/Recognition as a member of the Respondent - BCCI. 2.

The Petitioner had preferred an application for the first time to BCCI on 10.07.2019, however, the said application has not been decided by the Respondent - BCCI, till date and hence, the present Writ Petition is filed. We are shocked by the lackadaisical attitude of the Respondent - BCCI of sitting over the application and not deciding the same for quite an unreasonable period of time.

3.

Upon asking the Counsel for the Respondent - BCCI, he informed us that the BCCI would constitute a Committee for the purpose of deciding the said application for grant of Affiliation/ 2/4

Recognition within a period of one week from the date of uploading of this order. Statement accepted.

4.

The Petitioner informs us that the Petitioner would now be filling a fresh application for grant of Affiliation/Recognition with the Respondent - BCCI within a period of two weeks from today.

5.

Since, the BCCI has taken an unusually long time in deciding the earlier application of the Petitioner, we direct the Respondent - BCCI to decide the fresh application of the Petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the Petitioner's fresh application.

6.

With these directions nothing survives for further consideration in this Writ Petition. The same is disposed of 3/4

accordingly.

7.

As Writ Petition No. 15365 of 2024 is disposed of, nothing survives in the Interim Application. Hence, I.A. No. 7062 of 2025 also stands disposed of.

8.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order.

(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.) 4/4