The Supreme Court today stayed the NCDRC order which directed United India Insurance Company to pay the owner of 'Rajasthan Royals' a sum of over Rs.82 lakhs on account of S. Sreesanth's injury during 2012 IPL cricket tournament.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order in a petition filed by the Insurance Company challenging the order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).

Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul , for the respondent(Rajasthan Royals), had earlier argued that a pre-existing toe injury, on account of which the claim was repudiated by the appellant, did not render Sreesanth incapable to play. Rather, it was the knee injury, suffered during the insurance period, which rendered him unfit. Today, the senior counsel pointed out th

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