A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A P Bhangale was today told by the state government that dues of around Rs nine crores was pending.
These IPL matches were held in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association has to pay Rs 2,42,78,373 for the security given during three matches held in 2010. Sunder Raman, COO of IPL has to pay Rs 5,93,71,364 and the Maharashtra Cricket Association has arrears upto Rs 4,13,445, additional government pleader Sameer Patil said.
The bench said that the law also permits the government to attach properties of the defaulters, to which Patil said the option would be considered.
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The matter has now been posted for hearing on April 18.
The court was hearing a petition filed by one Santosh Pachlag seeking direction to the government to recover the dues immediately.
According to the petition, auctioning of human beings was arbitrary and violative of the International Law of Human Rights under the UN Charter. The petition sought direction to BCCI to refrain from auction of the players.
The bench posted the matter for April 25.