Guwahati, Sept. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to urgently hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the cancellation of the India-Pakistan cricket match scheduled for September 14 in the Asia Cup T20 tournament.

The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. When counsel requested the case be listed for Friday, Justice Maheshwari questioned the urgency, stating, "What is the urgency? It's a match, let it be." Despite repeated pleas, the bench refused to hear the petition, with Justice Maheshwari remarking, "Every day, one side, other side, there's a match. one ball." effectively closing the matter.

The PIL, filed by four law students, argued that holding the match so soon after ...