The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition that sought to ban Bangladesh from international cricket. The case was heard by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Kariar, who questioned the maintainability of the petition. The judges stated that the reliefs sought involved matters of foreign policy and international relations, which fall under the executive branch’s jurisdiction. The bench observed that entertaining such petitions would amount to wasting judicial time.

During the hearing, India’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared on behalf of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He informed the court that the petition had included foreign cricket boards without any legal basis. Following the court’s objections, the petitioner requested to withdraw the case, which the court allowed.

The ruling came amid heightened diplomatic tensions between India and Bangladesh that have extended into the cricketing sphere, though the court made clear that such issues lie outside its authority.