New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to ban Bangladesh from all international cricketing competitions over alleged violence against the Hindu community in the country.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia expressed strong reservations about the maintainability of the petition, observing that the reliefs sought involved matters of foreign policy and international relations, which fall squarely within the domain of the executive.

At the outset, the Bench questioned the very nature of the petition, remarking that courts cannot be asked to take policy decisions concerning foreign nations or to...