NEW DELHI, May 9: India's highest court barred the state-run broadcaster on Tuesday from showing free-to-air live coverage of the national cricket team's tour of West Indies. India will play five one-day matches and four Tests starting on May 18, and state-owned Prasar Bharti had demanded live coverage from Dubai-based private broadcaster Taj Television, whose Ten Sports unit holds telecast rights for cricket in the Caribbean.

Taj had requested a fee for the feed which the government said it could not pay.

The Supreme Court upheld a petition by Taj barring Prasar Bharti from downlinking the matches.—Reuters

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