Wednesday, March 26, 2008

SRK dragged to court over IPL tickets

SRK dragged to court over IPL tickets

Shah Rukh Khan has been summoned by a court over IPL ticket distribution (TOI Photo)
KOLKATA: Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chilli Entertainment Pvt Ltd, owner of the Kolkata Indian Premier League team, and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), the local organizer of the Twenty20 tournament, have been dragged to court over ticket distribution barely a month before the tourney kicks off.

Cricket Members Forum of Bengal has filed a suit in the city civil court challenging CAB’s role in ticket distribution. The forum asked the court to declare that CAB had no right to hold a match at the Eden Gardens without issuing free tickets to its members.

The litigants claimed that forum members are entitled to free tickets under Rule 15 (ii) of CAB Rules. They also sought a declaration that CAB had no right to curtail members’ privilege. The matter will be heard on Wednesday.

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