The Bombay High Court allowed BCCI to hold the 1st May IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants in Pune. A division bench granted the permission while hearing an application by BCCI urging the court to let the cricket body hold the match as scheduled. The application had been filed following an order passed by the high court on April 12 directing for all IPL matches from 30th April onwards to be shifted out of Maharashtra due to the severe drought situation in the state. According to the application, the Pune team is scheduled to play a match against Gujarat Lions on 29th April in Pune, and hence, it is practically impossible for BCCI and the Punefranchise to shift the 1st May match to an another venue outside Maharashtra and make all arrangements for the same in just a single day. The High Court after hearing the arguments of BCCI allowed the application and said this was as an exception.