Telangana High Court orders de-freezing of HCA bank account

Telangana High Court ordered the de-freezing of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s bank account frozen by the CID in July. Justice N V Shravan Kumar held that HCA was not an accused in the case but declined its plea for Rs. 15 lakh compensation

Hyderabad: Justice NV Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Thursday, granting major relief to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), ordered de-freezing of its bank account with the Canara Bank, Dilsukhnagar.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had frozen the HCA bank account in July this year in connection with crime No.2 of 2025 registered by it. HCA challenged the unilateral action as illegal and contended that they were neither communicated about the crime nor were served any notice before freezing the account.

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HCA, represented by its authorised signatory Imtiaz Khan, brought to the notice of the court that their entire operations came to a standstill and pleaded immediate de-freezing.

Justice Shravan Kumar observed that HCA was not even made an accused in the case. The Association was merely a third party to the case and action could not have been taken against it, the court observed.

On the other hand, the government pleader stated that the HCA must follow its own regulations for operating bank account. Justice Shravan, while ordering the de-freezing, directed the HCA to comply with KYC rules. The judge, however, declined the request to order compensation of Rs 15 lakh for the unilateral action affecting the HCA operation.