Kochi: Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) on Monday found itself in a legal tangle for allegedly supplying stale food during the India-England One-Day match on April 6.
KCA secretary TC Mathew has been summoned to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate on May 30.
Corporation sources said they had initiated proceedings against Mathew "for supplying stale food during the match to spectators and for violating rule 50 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act as per which license from the corporation has to be taken for storing, selling and distributing food articles".
Two truck loads of stale biryani meant to be sold at the venue on the day of the match was seized, the sources said.
The matter was brought to the notice of the City Police Commissioner, P Vijayan, who then asked the Kochi corporation officals to get the quality of the food tested.
The biryani, which was sent for chemical analysis was found to be 'very stale', sources said.
The cricket association had not taken any license from the corporation to store, sell and distribute the food articles, thus violating Rule 50 of the PFA act.
Despite informing the KCA well before the match that such a license was needed, Mathew had refused to take it, sources said.
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