During the last hearing in the matter on April 7, the high court had declined to stay the IPl opening match on April 9 here, as sought in the public interest litigation.
The court had then come down heavily on the state government questioning its seriousness in tackling the situation.
The PIl has sought moving out 20 IPl matches scheduled in Maharashtra, including Mumbai and other cities, in view of the water crisis.
The court had said it was not staying the match on April 9 as it wanted to know from the state government and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai whether the water supplied to the stadiums in tankers was potable or not.
It had said that until this query is answered, the issue of granting stay cannot be considered.
The judges had asked the government and the municipal corporation to file separate affidavits by today, stating whether the water supplied to stadiums during the IPl matches was potable or non-potable.
The judges also asked both the authorities to inform whether they had formulated any policy for supply of potable and non-potable water to Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan and other cities in Maharashtra.
The bench had sought to know from the state and the civic body whether any contingency plans had been drawn up in case of further scarcity of water due to delayed monsoon this year.
It had asked the authorities to spell out in their affidavits whether they had made any inquiries about the source of water supplied to the stadiums through tankers.
The bench had also asked the authorities to state whether they had imposed any restraint on use of water in marriages and receptions during April-May 2016 as the state was facing acute water scarcity.
