The Sindh High Court on Thursday dismissed Danish Kaneria’s plea against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for inclusion in the national cricket team. Kaneria had filed a writ petition in the Sindh High Court against the Pakistan Cricket Board for not issuing clearance certificate to him despite he had been cleared of match-fixing charges.
Kaneria’s lawyer told media that they would either move the Supreme Court or file an application in the Lahore High Court. The leg-spinner said that he would not comment on the SHC ruling as he was out of the city. The ruling came after an objection was raised by PCB lawyer Tafazzul Rizvi questioning the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case.
“It was dismissed only because the Sindh High Court doesn’t have the jurisdiction to hear the case,” Kaneria’s lawyer Mohammad Farogh Naseem was quoted as saying ESPNcricinfo. “We are yet to decide our next move but we have two options: either to appeal against the decision in the Supreme Court or to file a fresh petition in Lahore High Court (the city where the PCB office is situated).”
“I remember Tafazzul Rizvi in the first hearing raised the point of jurisdiction. If this was the legal constraint for the court then why should [the case] be so prolonged,” a disappointed Kaneria said. “In all this, a player is losing [the chance to play] cricket, while mental stress is another concern. I will decide my next move in due course. I am very disturbed by all this.”
