Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court today declined to stay the second ODI between India and South Africa to be held here on October 14 and dismissed a PIL that sought cancellation of the match citing "irregularities" in ticket sales. The Indore Bench of the HC rejected the petition on the ground that it lacked merit.

"Interference in such type of matter is not permissible because all actions have been taken in terms of statutory provisions of law," a division bench of Justices P K Jaiswal and D K Paliwal said while refusing to stay the match. Two local lawyers had filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding the match be "restrained" on the ground of alleged irregularities in the sale of tickets.