Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea To Cancel India-Pakistan Asia Cup Cricket Match
The Supreme Court today rejected to quickly note a PIL looking for termination of the India-Pakistan cricket match set up to be hung on September 14 as component of the Asia Cup T20 competition.
The issue was discussed prior to a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari andVijay Bishnoi “What is the urgency? It’s a match, let it be” said Justice Maheshwari, on listening to the advise that discussed the issue for listing tomorrow.
When the advise explained that the match gets on Sunday (Sept 14), and the request would certainly end up being infructuous if the issue is not provided tomorrow, the court stated, “Match is this Sunday? What we can do in that? Let it be. Match should go on.”
Subsequently, the advise begged that she might have an excellent situation or a negative situation, however atleast the issue might be provided. However, Justice Maheshwari decreased the demand, repeating that the match must take place. “Everyday one side, other side, there’s a match…one ball…”, said the court.
The PIL is submitted by 4 petitioners that are presently going after regulation, saying that India playing the cricket match with Pakistan, in the results of Pahalgam Terror Attack and Operation Sindoor, protests nationwide passion and puts down the sacrifices of militaries in addition to the residents that shed lives in the assault.
“playing with Pakistan sent the opposite message that while our soldiers sacrificing their lives, we are celebrating sports with the same country sheltering terrorists. It can also hurt the sentiments of the families of the victims who lost their lives in the hand of the Pakistani terrorist. The dignity of the nation and security of citizens come before entertainment” the plea states.
The petitioners compete that cricket can not be put over nationwide passion, the lives of residents, or the sacrifices of armed workers. The extension of this match is harmful to the safety and security, honesty, and spirits of the country.
Besides termination of the India-Pakistan match, they look for an instructions to the Ministry of Youth Affairs to execute the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 in addition to to bring the period round cricket under National Sports Federation.
The request impleads the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a party-respondent and prompts that it is due time that the BCCI is brought under the province of Ministry of Youth Affairs & &Sports
The petitioners mention that if the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 is applied, BCCI will certainly need to be brought under the National Sports Board developed under the Act.
Case Title: Urvashi Jain andOrs v. Union of India and Anr.
