The West Indies Players’ Association on Sunday afternoon flayed remarks attributed to Sanjeev Datadin, a lawyer for the Guyana Cricket Board, that players here risked an ICC ban if they competed in matches scheduled by the Interim Management Committee established by the government here. The body also urged the 'defunct' GCB to adhere to the rule of law by respecting multiple decisions of the court.
A part of the statement read as follows:
Firstly, the defunct GCB has been declared by the Chief Justice of Guyana to be a legal non-entity, not having the capacity to sue or be sued. Accordingly, without the protection and structure of a corporate veil, the unincorporated GCB cannot afford the affected players any safeguards whatsoever.
Moreover, on Thursday 26th January 2012, an article published by the Kaieteur News confirmed that the full sitting of the High Court in Guyana, presided over by Justice James Bovell Drakes and Justice William Ramlal, dismissed the GCB’s application to quash the decision of December 23, 2011 that granted Dr Frank Anthony, the Honorable Minister of Sport of Guyana, the power to appoint an IMC in place of the GBC. The Judges, in handing down their decision, informed the GCB representatives, including attorneys Sanjeev Datadin and Fenton Ramsahoye, that following this final ruling before the Full Court they would not be allowed to challenge again.
Accordingly, at this juncture, it is clear that the rule of law has been observed in Guyana, and in so doing, all parties concerned must respect the multiple decisions of the court. Anything less would not only amount to blind and purposeless defiance of the law, but more importantly, an intentional stampede to trample of the rights of innocent players. Certainly, any objections can be made quietly and behind closed doors, and in the interim a short term compromise can be worked out, even if it involves self-sacrifice to allow players to play under the governance of the legal body.
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