S Sreesanth and Rahul Dravid (Image-X)

Long shadow of a decade -old case that included former India fast bowlers S sreesanth Has reached once again Supreme CourtIs pulling Rajasthan Royals In the spotlight. In 2012, Sreesanth was dropped from the IPL season after suffering from a knee injury during a practice match in Jaipur. Royals, who insured their players under a special contingent policy of more than Rs 8.7 crore, filed a claim of about Rs 82 lakh, arguing that the injury left them in disqualified to participate that year. The insurance company, however, saw things differently. The United India Insurance dismissed the claim, which insisted that Sreesanth had already been taking toe injury since 2011, which was not disclosed when the policy was taken. According to him, this previous injury affected his availability, which made Royals claim invalid. The matter went before the National Consumer Disputes Prevention Commission, which biased with the franchise and ordered the insurer to pay. But the company has since appealed to the Supreme Court since then, where the matter is now being seen again. In court, Royals said toe injury never prevented Sreesanth from playing and the only reason for missing the season was that there was a fresh knee injury during the insured period. His lawyer also reported that fitness certificates were presented at the time of insurance, with the next knee injury. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta questioned whether the toe injury was formally revealed. He also noted that if the insurer knew the injury, he could deny coverage or charge high premium. For now, the matter is unresolved. The Supreme Court has asked the insurance firm to produce additional documents, including Sreesanth’s fitness certificate and basic application for policy. Till then, the decade -old dispute between a cricket franchise and its insurer continues, Royals are still waiting for their claim to response.