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LG planning to move Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jan 22: LG Electronics India, one of the official sponsors of the cricket World Cup, today said it was planning to approach the Supreme Court to appeal against the Delhi High Court order barring release of foreign exchange if India was debarred from playing in the tournament.
New Delhi, Jan 22: LG Electronics India, one of the official sponsors of the cricket World Cup, today said it was planning to approach the Supreme Court to appeal against the Delhi High Court order barring release of foreign exchange if
India was debarred from playing in the tournament.
Another sponsor, Pepsi Foods said it would "continue to
work with all parties to have a very successful World Cup".
The company's director (marketing) Vibha Rishi said in a statement that the company "firmly supports the Indian players and we have a long-term relationship with a majority of the Indian players".
A spokesperson of motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors said the company would react later to the Delhi High Court order.
But LG said it may move the Supreme Court.
"We are planning to move the Supreme Court to seek redressal of our grievances," LG India general manager (marketing) Ganesh Mahalingam told here.
Mahalingam described the public interest litigation in the high court issue as "a private interest litigation" and said "we have been made victimised in a commercial battle between the BCCI and the ICC".
He claimed that LG India's sponsorship agreement with the ICC could not stand the scrutiny of Indian courts because "as per the agreement, any dispute with the ICC will be handled in British courts".
Mahalingam said it is the job of BCCI to ensure the participation of its players in the World Cup.
"The players must take the BCCI to court for selling their rights without their sanction. Unfortunately, that has not happened," he said. Bureau Report
The company's director (marketing) Vibha Rishi said in a statement that the company "firmly supports the Indian players and we have a long-term relationship with a majority of the Indian players".
A spokesperson of motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors said the company would react later to the Delhi High Court order.
But LG said it may move the Supreme Court.
"We are planning to move the Supreme Court to seek redressal of our grievances," LG India general manager (marketing) Ganesh Mahalingam told here.
Mahalingam described the public interest litigation in the high court issue as "a private interest litigation" and said "we have been made victimised in a commercial battle between the BCCI and the ICC".
He claimed that LG India's sponsorship agreement with the ICC could not stand the scrutiny of Indian courts because "as per the agreement, any dispute with the ICC will be handled in British courts".
Mahalingam said it is the job of BCCI to ensure the participation of its players in the World Cup.
"The players must take the BCCI to court for selling their rights without their sanction. Unfortunately, that has not happened," he said. Bureau Report