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2. The facts, in a nutshell, are that ESPL started a cricket tournament in the name and style of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) wherein the competing teams constitute players of both Indian and foreign nationality at domestic and international level. It is alleged that the BCCI, by virtue of being the concerned Home-Board regulating cricket in India, publically opposed the Indian Cricket League tournament and also overtly and covertly took all possible steps to stultify its operations. The ESPL has alleged that the BCCI used its influence on various state agencies, ICC and the respective foreign Home- Boards to boycott the ESPL tournament, namely, the ICL. ESPL filed a Suit, CS(OS) No.1566/2007 on 24.8.2007 against the BCCI, in which the Union of India and Karnataka State Cricket Association were also made parties, seeking declaratory and mandatory injunctive reliefs against the Defendants. While the Suit is progressing in this High Court, BCCI filed the subject Suit for issuance of an anti-suit injunction against ESPL alleging that BCCI had received a Notice dated 16.11.2009 sent by the Solicitors of ESPL in England. This Notice states that ESPL intended to file a suit against BCCI in the Court of England & Wales in the United Kingdom. Similar notices were sent to ECB and ICC who were proposed to be made the co-defendants in that Suit. In this Suit in hand, CS(OS) No.2312/2009, BCCI has prayed for a perpetual injunction against ESPL from initiating any action against BCCI in any other judicial forum in respect of the allegations, subject matter and reliefs contained and covered in the earlier Suit, CS(OS) No.1566/2007 pending before Delhi High Court.