Civil Writ Petition No.15763 of 2006 (O&M) 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No.15763 of 2006 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.9.2008 Col. Ajeet Singh Judge and Another …Petitioners Versus Union of India and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Ashu Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajiv Sharma, Advocate, Additional Central Government Standing Counsel for respondent No.1. Mr. Sumeet Goel, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. Hemant Gupta, J. Civil Misc. No. 14120 of 2008 Learned counsel for the petitioner filed an application for restoration of Civil Misc. No. 1539 of 2008, which was dismissed for want of prosecution on May 12, 2008. For the reasons mentioned in the application, we are satisfied that the absence of the counsel on the date fixed was for sufficient reasons. So the order dated May 12, 2008 is recalled. Civil Misc. No. 1539 of 2008 is restored to its original number. Civil Writ Petition No.15763 of 2006 (O&M) 2 Civil Misc. No. 1539 of 2008 For the reasons given in the application, we are satisfied that the absence of the counsel on the date fixed was for sufficient reasons. Therefore, the order dated January 14, 2008 is recalled. C.W.P. No. 15763 of 2006 The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court challenging action of Board of Control for Cricket in India. It has been held by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Zee Telefilms Limited and Another v. Union of India and Others (2005)4 Supreme Court Cases 649 that Board of Control for Cricket in India is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution and the writ petition is not maintainable. In view of the said judgment, the present writ petition is dismissed. (Hemant Gupta) Judge (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge September 25, 2008 “DK”