JKCA to function under BCCI: HC

Srinagar : High court on Tuesday said that JKCA has tk function now under BCCI as no election took in the JKCA since years. The High Court had sought objections and response from all the stakeholders except Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by next date in a batch of petitions relating to J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) affairs.The Division Bench of Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Sanjay Dhar had directed the petitioner-clubs to file their response to the plea of each other so that all the matters be considered on next date.Senior Counsel Sunil Sethi appearing for the BCCI, however, submitted before the court had said that he has instruction not to file reply for the time being. Court has taken his statement on record.Court directed the Registry to inform the Registry of High Court wing Jammu for clubbing the matters pending there with the instant matter. A bunch of petition relating of JKCA affairs and issues, are also pending at Jammu wing of High Court.Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has earlier already informed the Court that elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) are required to be urgently held for smooth functioning of the Association and cricket activities in the UT.It may be noted that the JKCA is without elected body since May 2017 and its affairs are observed and conducted by the two administrators and a CEO appointed by the court to ensure free and fair elections of JKCA as the term of JKCA has expired in the month of May 2017 and in view of inter-se dispute between the office bearers and two factions (Abdullah faction & Ansari faction) who were fighting various cases and claim the genuine association of JKCA.Justice CK Prasad retired Judge of the Supreme Court and Justice Syed Rafat Alam Chief Justice of MP are the administrators of the J&K Cricket Association and Chief Executive Officer Ashiq Hussain Bukhari (retired DIG). Court on July 2018 had directed them to run the affairs of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association till elections of the Association are held.