Rajasthan Royals dragged to Supreme Court over S Sreesanth’s IPL 2012 absence

It seems like the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and S Sreesanth will forever be involved in controversy. While we all know about the match-fixing scandal, this time around, the fast bowler isn’t at fault. It’s just that the RR have been dragged to the Supreme Court due to Sreesanth’s injury in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 season.

Sreesanth’s insurance claim

Before the 5th edition of the league kicked off, RR had taken out special contingency insurance with a player loss fee cover worth INR 8.70 crore. Less than a week before the IPL 2012 commenced, Sreesanth suffered a knee injury during a practice match in Jaipur and was ruled out of the entire tournament.

RR claimed INR 82.80 lakh as part of their insurance. A surveyor confirmed the injury was unforeseen. However, United India Insurance stated they aren’t liable since Sreesanth was already carrying a toe injury.

Court in RR’s favour for now

The matter continues to this date. It just went to the Supreme Court. RR’s representative, Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, stated that Sreesanth’s toe injury wasn’t career-threatening, and he was cleared by the medical staff to play. It was indeed the knee injury that ruled him out.

“The toe injury did not stop him from playing. He was playing! It was during the practice session that he had a knee injury,” he said.

The court agreed with this. It asked United India Insurance as to why they insured Sreesanth if he had a toe injury. If they had prior knowledge, they could have either refused or charged a higher premium for cover. But for the time being, the court adjourned the matter to allow the insured to file additional documents, including the insurance application and Sreesanth’s medical fitness certificates.

“If the pre-existing toe injury was disclosed, the insurer could have either refused the coverage or charged a higher premium,” Justice Mehta said during the proceeding.

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