SC stays Delhi High Court order on World Cup telecast dispute

New Delhi: The cricket fans across the country will get to see all the India-centric ongoing World Cup matches on their cable network as the Supreme Court Friday stayed Delhi High Court order restraining Doordarshan from carrying live feed of matches provided to it by the Star TV on a private cable network.

The apex court bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a brief order "refused to cause any modification and stay of the high court till further orders".

The court order came on an appeal by the centre and national broadcaster Prasar Bharati challenging Feb 4 verdict of the high court.