India, Oct. 8 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to bar government-funded broadcaster Prasar Bharati, which operates Doordarshan and All India Radio, from referring to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) team as "Team India" or the "Indian National Team."

A bench comprising chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela termed the petition filed by advocate Reepak Kansal a complete "wastage of the court's time."

Kansal, in his petition, contended that the BCCI is a private body registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, and such a portrayal by public broadcasters implicitly conferred national status on the BCCI, amounted to misrepresentation, and conferred undue com...