Delhi High Court refuses PIL to ban Bangladesh from internation cricket
High Court has asked the PIL petitioner to do some constructive work.
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a PIL petition seeking directions to ban Bangladesh from all cricketing competitions over violence against the Hindu community in the country.
The petitioners argued that Bangladesh should not be allowed to participate in any cricketing till the violence against the Hindu community stops.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia today came down heavily on the petitioner, one Devyani Singh, for filing the frivolous writ petition.
"What kind of petition is this? You are asking the court to take a policy decision in respect of foreign affairs. Let it be left to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You are asking us to conduct some inquiry in Bangladesh? Our writ will go there?" the bench said today.
Filed through advocate Pulkit Prakash, the PIL also sought directions to bar the Bangladesh cricket team from participating in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting next month.
As the petitioner's counsel cited an order of a Pakistan court, the bench said, "Do we follow the same jurisprudence as Pakistan? You are citing Pakistan judgement".
When the petitioners' lawyer said that he would withdraw the plea, court urged him to do some constructive work.
Notably, the Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in a report stated that “in the last 45 days between 1 December 2025 to 15 January 2026, at least 15 minority Hindus were murdered by persons belonging to the majority Muslims in Bangladesh.
India has constantly raised concerns over the violence and called on Bangladesh to deal firmly with communal incidents in the country.
"We continue to witness a disturbing pattern of recurring attacks on minorities as well as their homes and businesses by extremists," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal earlier said in a press conference. In December 2025, New Delhi had summoned Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to convey its concern over what it described as a worsening security environment, including “threats targeting the Indian mission in Dhaka” The interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has repeatedly sought the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, while rejecting India’s allegations regarding violence against members of the minority Hindu community.
"While every incident is a matter of concern, the data presents a clear and evidence-based picture: the overwhelming majority of cases were criminal in nature rather than communal, underscoring both the complexity of law-and-order challenges and the importance of grounding public discussion in facts rather than fear or misinformation,” the country's interim head of state, Muhammad Yunus, said in a post on social media platform X.