Court seeks Prasar Bharti's reply on FIFA WC broadcast
New Delhi, May 13 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India through the public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is scheduled to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and will consist of 104 matches played across 16 host cities. The final is scheduled for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
A bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav sought the Centre and Prasar Bharati's response to a petition filed by advocate Avdhesh Bairwa, even as he said that the relief sought in the petition resembles a public interest litigation (PIL).
In his petition, argued by senior advocate Vaibhav Gaggar alon...
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