Court gives Dalmiya time, not reprieve

With four days to go for the high-voltage elections in which Dalmiya is facing the heat, the court has decided to deliberate on the issue over the next 21 days, at least.

8220;We will ask Dalmiya to appear for a fresh hearing probably sometime between the first and third week in August. The hearing is deferred, but it8217;s definitely on,8221; Shah said.

City Civil Court Chief Judge PK Sarkar, after hearing out Dalmiya8217;s plea, directed the Board to file a written objection within 14 days to the CAB president8217;s suit challenging the legality and validity of the BCCI8217;s summons asking him to appear before the disciplinary committee. The court gave Dalmiya another week8217;s time to file his reply to the written objections by the Board, after which, it will fix the matter for hearing.

Meanwhile, it was learnt that there was another reason behind the Board8217;s decision to postpone the hearing over Dalmiya. It8217;s two-man team of experts, who were scheduled to visit former ICC president Ehsan Mani in London regarding some key missing documents, is held up due to 8220;visa problems8221;.