KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has deferred the hearing of the case involving the PCB's disciplinary proceedings against former captain Shahid Afridi till June 16, Geo News reported.
The court had earlier stayed the committee's proceedings against Afridi, after he had filed a petition challenging the validity of the sanctions imposed on him by the PCB.
The court upheld the decision to revoke the permission for the former captain to play abroad, adjourning the hearing of the petition against the PCB until June 16.
Afridi went to court after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) punished him for allegedly breaching the code of conduct by announcing his retirement after he was dumped as one-day captain, and for levelling allegations against the board.
The PCB suspended his central contract, revoked all his no-objection certificates (NOCs) which would have allowed him to play in England and Sri Lanka and served him with a show-cause notice last week.
Afridi's lawyers, Syed Ali Zafar had sent a letter to the PCB in a bid to resolve the dispute between the two parties. He had stressed repeatedly that they were asking only for due process to be followed and that the act of suspending Afridi's central contract and withdrawing his NOC were punishments handed down to the former captain before he had been heard.
He said that the PCB lawyers were using delay tactics which were causing a financial loss to Afridi, therefore he was considering the option of suing the board.
PCB's lawyer Taffazul Rizvi said that the petition should have been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) instead of SHC therefore SHC did not have the right to hear Afridi's case. He said that the NOC was issued under central contract and after its suspension the PCB was not bound to retain the NOC. He said that Afridi would have to appear before the disciplinary committee in any case.
Rizvi said that the PCB would submit its detailed response during the next hearing and if needed, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt could also appear in court.
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