The Delhi High Court has barred Prasar Bharati from sharing with cable operators through Doordarshan the live feed of the upcoming Cricket World Cup, of which ESPN and Star have the exclusive broadcasting rights. The court passed the order on the plea of BCCI, ESPN and Star who had contended that cable TV operators were getting live feeds through DD channels free of cost, resulting in loss of revenue for them.The court, however, rejected the additional prayers of the petitioners to strike down section 3 of the Sports Act, which makes it mandatory for them to share with Prasar Bharati the live feed of sporting events of national importance. It also refused to grant relief of striking down a 2000 notification issued by Prasar Bharati which made it mandatory for cable operators to carry DD National and DD News channels.