Chennai:The Supreme Court today allowed de-sealing of three stands at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai for todays IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils.It  was  a  major  relief  for  all  the  cricket fans  with  their  valid tickets. The Madras  municipal  corporation   had  sealed  the  three stands  on  Sunday  after  the  Supreme Court vacated the stay granted by the Madras High Court in February.

The  tickets  have  been  sold  prior  to the  intervening order of this court in respect of three stands – I , J and K  and  the  bench said  that  these stands shall not be used without  the permission of authorities.The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association today assured the top court that the three stands with 12,000 seats will not be used in any other match without its permission.

The state government says these stands have been constructed without any approval, but the TNCA said it had obtained permission from the Chennai Corporation to use them during cricket matches till May 22. It had also submitted that stands be de-sealed as the tickets have already been sold for todays IPL match to be played in the stadium, which has this year already conducted seven IPL matches without any problem.

The Tamil Nadu government has also withdrawn the stability certificate given to all the nine stands at the stadium. As the PRL (Public Resort License) issued by the police have been withdrawn now  . The Chennai police too has issued a show cause notice to the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) asking why the match should not be cancelled.