Jadeja was banned for five years in December 2000 by the BCCI

A court-appointed, independent arbitrator in January suggested the five-year ban imposed on Jadeja for alleged match-fixing should be lifted.

And on Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was ordered by the court to allow Jadeja to resume his career at domestic level.

Jadeja barred from playing

But the BCCI said it had not yet rescinded the ban, while the Delhi and District Cricket Association recently stopped Jadeja from playing in a local league match.

J.K. Mehra, a former judge, was nominated by the court as the arbitrator after Jadeja and the Indian board agreed to present their case before him.

Mehra dismissed the findings of the Indian board's disciplinary panel, saying clear and definitive charges were not framed against Jadeja.

Mehra said the board had acted "in haste and with a predetermined mind".

The BCCI was seeking legal advice on the arbitrator's verdict, and said it had three months to decide its future action.

Jadeja was among four players who were banned by the BCCI for their alleged involvement with illegal bookmakers.

Former captain Mohammed Azharuddin and batsman Ajay Sharma were banned for life, while Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar were suspended for five years.

A probe by India's federal Central Bureau of Investigation said the cricketers had worked with bookmakers to fix matches.