A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, "We will think over it".
Entertainment & Sports Direct (ESD), promoted by DAR Capital Group, an investment advisory and private equity company, has won the theatre rights to the Indian Premier League cricket tournament for the next 10 years (2010-2019). It is to pay Rs 330 crore (Rs 3.3 billion) for this.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chadrachud did not consider the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that the ongoing tendering process for awarding media rights for the IPL events be stayed and e-auctioning directed.