A Chennai court has restrained the BCCI, till October 11, from confirming the appointment of its outgoing president Jagmohan Dalmiya as patron-in-chief of the Board.
The ad-interim injunction was passed yesterday by the VII Assistant Judge of the City Civil Court M Mohideenpitchai on a petition filed by one Bharathi Cricket Club of Chennai.
The petitioner had sought a direction to restrain the BCCI from passing a resolution as per the agenda at its two-day Annual General Meeting beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday for confirmation of Dalmiya's appointment.
Dalmiya was appointed the first ever Patron-in-Chief of the BCCI at its special meeting held here on September 12.
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