Jammu court issues summons to BCCI President Mithun Manhas, JKCA officials in defamation case

A court in Jammu has issued summons to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Mithun Manhas and officials of the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in a criminal defamation complaint filed by a former police officer. The complainant alleges that the BCCI and JKCA made malicious public statements in retaliation to his challenge of the JKCA’s governance. The summons include allegations under defamation provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The case illustrates the intersection of sports administration, governance scrutiny and criminal accountability, signalling that even high-profile institutions may face criminal process for reputational or governance disputes.