Overview

• A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta admitted the insurer’s petition and stayed the NCDRC’s April order.
• The judges noted S. Sreesanth did not play a single day in IPL 2012 after a knee injury in a March 28 practice match at Jaipur.
• The NCDRC had found the claim’s repudiation a deficiency in service and directed payment to Royal Multisport Pvt Ltd.
• The insurer cited an undisclosed pre-existing toe injury to reject the claim, despite a surveyor reporting the knee injury fell within policy scope.
• Counsel for Rajasthan Royals told the court that BCCI’s separate insurance for the same loss was paid, and the Supreme Court issued notice for further hearing.