The Power Balance between Sportspersons and Administrators
The recent controversy surrounding the Regulations, Terms & Conditions for NESC – 2018 (“Regulations”) issued by the ESports Federation of India (ESFI) for the selection of players for the Asian Games highlighted the unequal bargaining power existing with the...
Betting and Gambling Report: The Law Commission of India Hedges its Bets and Still Loses
In early July 2018, we saw a spate of headlines and news reports stating that the Law Commission of India (the Commission) had recommended that betting and gambling be legalised in India.
These arose from the release of the Commission’s 276th Report, titled...
What the elections held after five years mean to DDCA
The more things change, the more they remain the same, some say. This is likely to be the case with the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), despite its elections taking place after five years and a new set...
Legal analysis of the Haryana Government’s notification requiring deposit of income
The notification by the Haryana government, requiring sportspersons to deposit 1/3rd of the income has generated significant controversy. The outrage by the athletes led to the M.L. Khattar, the Chief Minister of Haryana, putting a hold on the notification. The detractors have gone to the extent of terming it ‘bizzare’...
Do the IAAF’s new regulations for female athletes present a bias of sorts?
The World Governing Body for Athletics has now come up with specific guidelines regarding the much talked about rules for eligibility of female classification for its events. If one remembers correctly, the Indian relevance to the same came after...
Are athletes in Gold Coast aware of the “No needle policy”?
Very recently, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced the intention to send a 3-member independent team to the Commonwealth Games to scrutinise and properly study all aspects of drug testing at Gold Coast. They would be present with their...
47% Presidents in Indian Sports Federations are Politicians
Is there anything which comes closer to a dream job than that of heading a sports federation in India?
Nothing'
Heading a Sports Federation entails that you are not held accountable for pathetic results or even your actions. Additionally, from time...
Mohammed Shami and the Disrepute Clause
In a case that had been closely followed by a milieu of cricket fans in India, last evening, Mohammed Shami was exonerated by the by the BCCI's Anti Corruption Unit after investigation into match fixing and harassment charges levelled...
Winter Games Federation and the changing face of Indian Winter Sports
The Winter Games Federation of India was derecognised by the Indian Olympic Association earlier last week and an ad-hoc five member committee has been appointed in its place. The reasons cited for the de-affiliation of this body was on...
The Hyperandrogen conundrum – Where does the verdict on IAAF stand at this moment?
The highly debatable issue of testosterone limit for female competitors in Athletics has been suspended for another six months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) -- the highest court of sports -- has ruled.
On 24 July 2015, following...