The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to issue a provisional occupancy certificate to Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for holding India–Sri Lanka T-20 international match on February 12, the Statesman reported.
DDCA on Thursday had moved the high court seeking directions to the MCD for issuance of a provisional occupancy certificate. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva which listed the matter for hearing on Friday.
Appearing for DDCA, advocate Sangram Pattnaik sought an urgent hearing, saying if the cricketing body does not get all the clearances for the match, then BCCI could shift the venue from Ferozshah Kotla Stadium.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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