Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals move to court against BCCI

The Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals have reportedly moved to the High Court following their protest against paying the annual fees to the BCCI. As per the deal, all the franchises are expected to pay an annual fee to the BCCI in order to be a part of the Indian Premier League.

The Super Kings and the Royals are not a part of the tournament this year after their involvement in match-fixing scandal resulted in a two-year suspension. Now, as per the board requirements, the franchises still have to pay the amounts despite not being a part of the season this year. However, the two franchises believe it as an absolute redundancy to be paying when they are not even a part of the mega event this year.

Chennai Super Kings are expected to pay Rs. 73 crores to be associated with the IPL every year while the Rajasthan Royals have to pay Rs. 56 crores for the same. CSK manager George John recently spoke to The Indian Express and confirmed the news of moving to the high court.

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“Yes, we moved the Bombay High Court in April, seeking to resolve the dispute over the payment of the franchise fee through arbitration. Rajasthan Royals, too, did the same and both arbitration have been held simultaneously. The oral hearings are over but some technicalities remain. So it might take at least another two-three months to reach a verdict,” he quoted.

He further put forth his point, in a nutshell, quoting “Our logic is simple; why shall we pay the franchise fee, when we are not playing?”

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The board, on the other hand, has cited that the franchises have already paid the first installment and are now needed to pay the remaining amount. “They had paid us the first installment under protest. They felt it was unfair on the part of BCCI to ask for franchise fees. We had made it very clear that the board will not bear the loss. The image of the BCCI has already taken a big hit after the whole spot-fixing scandal. If they want to remain a part of the league, they will have to continue paying the fees,” a board official commented.