The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted a final four-week window to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) to resolve their long-pending membership dispute, warning that failure to comply could invite final orders or directions to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

A Division Bench comprising Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha A. Deshpande was hearing a petition filed by TCA seeking enforcement of BCCI directions and relief against what it described as persistent non-compliance by HCA.

Appearing for TCA, senior counsel Vivek Kantawala submitted that HCA had blatantly ignored the High Court’s earlier order dated March 21, 2025. Though a meeting between the two associations was held on March 29, 2025 in compliance with court directions, HCA allegedly failed to furnish the minutes of the meeting for over ten months and did not respond to repeated communications from TCA seeking follow-up action.

TCA urged the Court to admit the petition and grant it Associate Membership of the BCCI in accordance with the membership rules, contending that HCA’s continued inaction and defiance had left it with no option but to seek judicial intervention repeatedly.

The BCCI informed the Court that the dispute could still be resolved if both HCA and TCA were directed to sit together once again to implement the BCCI order dated July 11, 2021, which has remained unimplemented for over five years.

Counsel for HCA submitted that due to unforeseen internal developments, a new management team had taken charge of the association, including the induction of a retired judge, and expressed willingness to convene a fresh meeting with TCA to resolve the matter amicably.

Strongly opposing any further delay, TCA pointed out that despite clear directions from the BCCI and repeated court orders, HCA had never complied, forcing TCA to approach judicial forums time and again. It was further submitted that thousands of aspiring cricketers from Telangana continue to lose their rightful opportunity to participate in BCCI tournaments due to HCA’s neglect.

TCA also brought to the Court’s notice that several HCA office bearers have been arrested in cases involving financial misappropriation, cheating, and forgery, raising serious concerns about the association’s governance.

After considering the submissions, the Bench granted a final four-week period to both associations to attempt a resolution. The Court directed HCA and TCA to file their respective affidavits at least one week prior to March 9, 2026, the next date of hearing, when the matter will be taken up for final consideration.

The Court made it clear that in the event of non-compliance, it may pass appropriate final orders or issue necessary directions to the BCCI.