India, Sept. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to urgently hear a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought 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, but it was unmoved.

"What is the urgency? It's a match, let it be," Justice Maheshwari told the counsel who pressed for the matter to be listed on Friday. When the lawyer pointed out that the match is scheduled for Sunday and that the plea would become infructuous if not heard immediately, Justice Maheshwari was blunt: "Match is this Sunday? What can we do about that? Let it be. The match should go on."

Despite repeated requests ...