HCA contempt case: Azhar appears before HC

Former president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Mohammed Azharuddin on Friday appeared before the Telangana High Court in a contempt case filed against him for willful disobedience in complying with the court orders in allowing the Nalgonda District Cricket Association (NDCA) to participate in the HCA league matches.

He is also accused of not allowing registration of NDCA players for the Nawab M.A.K. Pataudi T20 tournament despite specific directions by the High Court to allow their participation.

Further, it was complained that



Azharuddin and other HCA members had refused to oblige the court orders and had instead asked NDCA players to come to HCA for selecting their team.

On April 28, while dealing with the contempt petition filed by NDCA, the High Court single judge Justice Tadakamalla Vinod Kumar had summoned Azharuddin to appear before the court on June 23. In his counter, Azharuddin said he alone could not take a decision on court orders. Not satisfied with the counter, the court directed Azharuddin to appear again on August 4.