The judge hearing the arbitration case between Rajasthan Royals and the BCCI has issued a six-week stay on the franchise's expulsion from the IPL, effectively allowing it to continue to function as a part of the league for that period of time, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. The six-week duration also means the team could take part in the players' auction, which is scheduled for January 8 and 9 next year.
While the stay order is in place, the BCCI is also prevented from doing anything that might prejudice Rajasthan, for example changing any of the league's rules. Both parties argued their case before Justice BN Srikrishna, the agreed-upon arbitrator for the case, for three-and-a-half days. "There will be no interference with them [Rajasthan] exercising rights under the franchise agreement," Srikrishna said. "They will be allowed to participate in the auction."
When asked what about the next step in the process, Srikrishna said the BCCI will probably appeal to the High Court and the matter could even reach the Supreme Court based on appeals and judgements.
The BCCI decided, on October 10, to end the franchise's IPL affiliation on charges of transgression of shareholding and ownership norms that threatened to "shake the very foundation of the tender process", as the notice put it. The two sides then decided to settle their dispute over the termination of the IPL franchise through arbitration on November 15 after Rajasthan had filed a case in the High Court challenging the board's decision to take the step unilaterally.
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