Supreme Court: Refusing to hear the mentioning, Court has asked lawyer-cum-petitioner Mohan Babu Agrawal to approach the regular bench of the Supreme court to mention his matter related to the postponement of Indian Premier League cricket tournament on the ground of the spread of coronavirus.
The vacation bench of Uday Umesh Lalit and Aniruddha Bose, JJ asked Agrawal stated that it was a vacation bench and will hear urgent matters only.
Agrawal mentioned before the apex court today that the IPL is set to begin on March 29, with the lung opener set to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. But as coronavirus is spreading, there should be postponement of the IPL tournament in India. Agrawal also mentioned before the top court that people come from abroad for IPL , adding that 30,000 to 50,000 people may attend the IPL matches, and every state is affected by coronavirus.
(Source: ANI)