The Bombay high court on Friday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should ensure that it does not hold matches in places in the state where water is in short supply owing to severe
The Bombay high court on Friday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should ensure that it does not hold matches in places in the state where water is in short supply owing to severe drought conditions during summers.
“You (BCCI) can assist us. IPL will be held next year also and again the same issue will arise. But this year you ensure that matches will not be held on those places where you know for certain will not have proper facilities,” Chief Justice Manjula Chellur said.
The court further said “as a parent body, the BCCI should be taking care of all this before hand so that the franchises do not suffer in the end.”
A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M.S. Sonak was hearing a bunch of petitions raising concerns over villages in the state facing severe drought conditions every year and seeking the government to initiate measures to tackle the issue.
The BCCI is also party to the litigation as in April this year, a public interest litigation was filed by NGO Loksatta Movement seeking shifting of IPL matches, usually held in March-April-May each year, out of the state as more than 60 lakh litres of water is needed for ground management at the venue.
In April this year, the high court had directed BCCI to shift all IPL matches to be held in Maharashtra post April 30.
