The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Friday came to the rescue of football fans.
It has been beset by complaints that organisers of the Indian Super League (ISL), a professional football competition, were taxing fans who bought tickets for league matches.
Packaged drinking water, soft drinks, and refreshment were sold to fans at rates several fold higher than the maximum retail price. The quality of the food and beverages was highly suspect. The contents often did not match the quantity mentioned on the label. Acting chairman P. Mohandas ordered the organisers to provide drinking water free of cost to spectators of ISL final in Kochi on December 18.
