Bombay HC asks to shift 13 IPL matches outside drought-hit Maharashtra
The IPL final was also scheduled to be played in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on May 29.
The court gave the verdict while hearing a petition by an NGO.
Amid drought situation in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on April 6 questioned the BCCI and cricket associations in Maharashtra and Mumbai over the issue of use of water for maintaining cricket pitches in the state.
The court said 20 matches of the league, which are scheduled to be played in Maharashtra, should be shifted to states that have abundant water.
The observation was made by a division Bench of the court headed by Justice V M Kanade while it was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by NGO Loksatta Movement.
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