Delhi HC: Kapil Dev urges to get released his pension

Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev pleaded before the Delhi High Court that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be directed to release pensions to him and other players, who joined the rival Indian Cricket League (ICL). Kapil accused the Board of adopting ‘delaying tactics’ in the legal proceedings after the BCCI sought adjournment in the matter. Appearing before the Registrar, High Court, to be cross-examined by the BCCI on the allegations levelled by him against the Board for allegedly taking punitive action against him and his ICL colleagues, the former captain alleged that the Board, which was more concerned about the England tour than the plight of the former Indian cricketers who had served the nation, was indulging in the ‘delaying tactics’. He was referring to the Board’s decision to seek adjournment, pleading that due to the recent terror attacks in Mumbai and the then prevailing uncertainty over the England tour, it could not find sufficient time to prepare for the cross-examination of the cricketer. ‘BCCI is not concerned about cricketers, who served the nation but shows more concern about the ongoing series between India and England,’ Kapil submitted before Joint Registrar Pawan Kumar Jain. ‘I just seek that the pension of my colleagues be released. They are suffering due to the Board’s action,’ he alleged, adding, ‘The Board keeps taking dates in the matter and the proceeding is being delayed due to it.’ The BCCI, however, refuted the allegations and contended that this was the first time that an adjournment had been sought in the matter. The Registrar, after heated arguments of advocates appearing for both Essel Sports Pvt Ltd, promoter of the ICL, and the BCCI adjourned the cross-examination of six witnesses, including Kapil Dev and former BCCI selector Kiran More. The court fixed the cross-examinations for Kapil and others on January 16. UNI

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