Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against 'Team India' Name for Cricket Team

• The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to prevent BCCI from using 'Indian National Cricket Team' and 'Team India' terms.
• Petitioner Ripak Kansal had also demanded Prasar Bharati stop referring to the BCCI team as 'Team India'.
• The court, comprising Chief Justice Suryakant and Justice Jayamalaya Bagchi, severely reprimanded the petitioner for burdening the court with a 'meaningless' petition.
• Kansal argued that BCCI, a private organization, wrongly uses national symbols and the 'Team India' name without legal recognition as a National Sports Federation.
• The Supreme Court also criticized the Delhi High Court for not imposing a fine on the petitioner earlier.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court rejects petition to ban 'Team India' name, reprimands petitioner for frivolous litigation.