India, March 21 -- The Bombay High Court has appointed Justice Nitin Jamdar, retired chief justice of the Kerala high court, to arbitrate the dispute between T20 Mumbai League team owner Jupicos Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Probability Sports (India) Pvt Ltd, which managed and operated the league. The dispute arose after Jupicos Entertainment's franchise rights for the 'Shivaji Park Lions' team was terminated.

The issue dates back to 2018 when the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) conceptualised the T20 Mumbai League and appointed Probability Sports to manage and operate the tournament. Jupicos Entertainment was granted the right to operate 'Shivaji Park Lions' for the first five editions of the league through a participation agreement (PA) ...