Supreme Court allows Chennai-Delhi IPL match at Chepauk stadium

In a major relief for thousands of cricket fans with valid tickets, the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed de-sealing of three stands at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for today's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils.

The city municipal corporation had sealed the I, J and K stands on Sunday after the apex court vacated the stay granted by the Madras High Court in February.

"In the facts and circumstances of the case that tickets have been sold prior to the interim order of this court in respect of three stands - I , J and K - and in view of the undertaking that these stands shall not be used without permission of authorities, this court we allow the application," the bench said today.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) had challenged the Chennai Corporation's action of sealing three stands-I, J and K on the ground that they had been constructed without prior permission from the authorities concerned.

Seeking de-sealing of three stands, TNCA submitted that the three sealed stands were part of renovation work going on in the stadium and six stands have already been allowed by the Corporation.