Supreme Court Junks 'Frivolous' PIL Against 'Team India' Naming

• The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking to prevent Prasar Bharati from calling the BCCI cricket squad "Team India" or "Indian national cricket team."
• A three-judge bench, including Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M Pancholi, deemed the petition "frivolous" and "meritless."
• Petitioner Reepak Kansal argued BCCI is a private society, not an NSF, and its use of "Team India" misleads the public and violates national emblem laws.
• The bench questioned if the team doesn't represent India and noted the BCCI's representative status is well-established with government support.
• The court criticized the petitioner for wasting judicial time, noting the Delhi High Court had already dismissed a similar plea, but waived a proposed Rs 10 lakh fine.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court rejects a PIL challenging the use of 'Team India' for the national cricket squad, calling it frivolous.