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On Tuesday 14th July 2015, the Lodha panel appointed by Supreme Court of India, suspended two Indian Premier League ( IPL ) Franchises - Chennai Super Kings ( CSK ) and Rajasthan Royals ( RR ) for a period of two years with immediate effect in connection with the betting and spot-fixing scandals in IPL in 2013.


The committee also suspended Raj Kundra, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals ( RR ) and the husband of film star Shilpa Shetty, and Gurunath Meiyappan, principle of Chennai Super Kings ( CSK ) and son-in-law of ex-BCCI president N. Srinivasan for lifetime from all cricket matches.The two Franchises cannot take part in the IPL matches for two years but the players are free and will not be attached to a particular of the Franchise that is suspended.

On the behalf of the committee, Justice Lodha said "We understand that financial loss is inavitable to the players with these two Franchises. If cricket is bigger than the individuals who play the game then the loss is insignificant in our opinion"

The first case of IPL betting and spot-fixing came in 2013 when three Rajasthan Royalss players S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by Delhi police for alleged acts of spot-fixing. The Mumbai Police arrested Chennai Super Kings co-owner Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Dara Singh for betting, a week later.

The two teams can appeal against the suspension according to Supreme Court order on January 22. They have appeal for suspension in High Court in either Delhi or Bombay or Madras.