India, Nov. 27 -- The Karnataka high court has restrained the state cricket association's electoral body from announcing the list of eligible candidates for the president's post until further orders.

Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the interim order on Wednesday after sports administrator KN Shanth Kumar, whose nomination for the post was rejected on technical grounds, moved the court challenging the decision. He directed Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) not to publish the names of eligible contenders until the court hears the matter on Thursday.

Kumar, the director of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd and a member of "Team Brijesh" backed by former India cricketer Brijesh Patel, filed a writ petition on Tuesday seeking to quash t...