def arePortsAvailable(self, portList, raiseException=True):
        """
        Description:
           Verify if any of the portList is owned.

        Parameter: <list>: A list of ports in a list.
                   portList: [ ['192.168.70.11', '1', '1'], ['192.168.70.11', '2', '1'] ]

        raiseException: <bool>: To continue or not to continue if there is an error.

        Return:
            - List of ports that are currently owned
            - 0: If portList are available
        """
        # Verify if the portList has duplicates.
        self.verifyForDuplicatePorts(portList)

        self.ixnObj.logInfo('Verify if ports are currently owned')
        portOwnedList = []
        for port in portList:
            chassisIp = port[0]
            cardId = port[1]
            portId = port[2]
            try:
                queryData = {"from": "/availableHardware",
                                "nodes": [{"node": "chassis", "properties": ["ip"], "where": [{"property": "ip", "regex": chassisIp}]},
                                          {"node": "card", "properties": ["cardId"], "where": [{"property": "cardId", "regex": cardId}]},
                                          {"node": "port", "properties": ["portId", "owner"], "where": [{"property": "portId", "regex": portId}]}]}

                self.ixnObj.logInfo('Querying for %s/%s/%s' % (chassisIp, cardId, portId))
                queryResponse = self.ixnObj.query(data=queryData, silentMode=False)
                    
                queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['chassis'][0]['ip']
                queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['chassis'][0]['card'][0]['id']
                queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['chassis'][0]['card'][0]['port'][0]['portId']
            except:
                raise IxNetRestApiException('\nNot found: {0}:{1}:{2}'.format(chassisIp, cardId, portId))

            self.ixnObj.logInfo('Port currently owned by: %s' % queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['chassis'][0]['card'][0]['port'][0]['owner'])
            if queryResponse.json()['result'][0]['chassis'][0]['card'][0]['port'][0]['owner'] != '':
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('Port is still owned: {0}/cardId:{1}/portId:{2}'.format(chassisIp, cardId, portId))
                portOwnedList.append([chassisIp, cardId, portId])

        self.ixnObj.logInfo('Ports are still owned: %s' % portOwnedList)

        if portOwnedList != []:
            if raiseException:
                raise IxNetRestApiException('arePortsAvailable: Ports are still owned')
            else:
                return portOwnedList
        return 0