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Regulatory Dilemma Regarding Indian Esports Gambling And The Urgent Need To Act
“In gambling, the many must lose in order that the few may win” – George Bernard Shaw Esports is a growing at an unbelievable pace across the world. This frenzy of this phenomenon has gripped India as well. There are various pros and cons which are associated with its developments. The issues of the fledgling…
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“BCCI Registers New Constitution: A Move Closer To Implementing Lodha Recommendations Yet Far From It”
“The heart, kidney, lungs are being taken out of these reforms”- Justice RM Lodha (on implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations by BCCI) The BCCI –Lodha saga has seen many interesting twists and turns in the recent past. The attempts at cleansing the maladministration of cricket in the country has given mixed results and received…
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Match Manipulation and Inadequacy of Indian Criminal Law
“The integrity of the game is everything” Peter Uberroth Sporting Integrity is one of the most controversial points of the current century. Issues such as doping, betting, gambling, match-manipulation have engulfed the sporting sphere. In India, the issue of match-fixing has sprung up time and again, highlighting the inadequacy of the current system of administration…
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A take on India’s emerging competition law jurisprudence:Deciphering India’s leading sports law cases (Part 2)
“Competition is the spice of sports, but if you make spice the whole meal, you will be sick” – George Leonard The above quote is an apt description of the relation of sports with both on filed competitiveness and competition law. Part 1 of this article explored the unique conceptual cross-roads of the application of…
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Demarcating a fine competitive balance: Exploring the monopolistic rationale of sports governing bodies in India (Part 1)
The business of sports is the ultimate competition. It is 7 x 24 x 365 x forever. Competition law and sports have always found themselves at interesting cross-roads. Starting from the landmark judgments in the Surinder Singh Barmi and Hockey India case to the recent Competition Commission of India orders pertaining to the All India…
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Can Sports Moves be Patented under the Indian Patents Act ?
By Abhay Singh (student of OP Jindal Global Law School) and Sakshi Pawar (co-founder and Managing Editor at KhelAdhikar) “Inventions Change the World, Not Patents” ― Kalyan C. Kankanala Our Guest Contributor Abhay Singh and Managing Editor Sakshi Pawar contemplate the possibility of patenting sports moves in India. The granting of a patent to any inventive step is contentious…
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Un/Regulated Industry of Un/Licensed intermediaries in India’s football market
By – Sudipto Hambir (2nd Year Student at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences) and Rishika Mendiratta (Founder and Managing Editor at KhelAdhikar) “You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Gita.” –Swami Vivekanda The importance and impact of the beautiful game is transcendental. After the conclusion of the…
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Surinder Singh Barmi v. BCCI : Analysis of the Competition Law principles
By Tejaswa Naswa (IVth year – National Law Institute University, Bhopal) The interface between sports and competition law has always interested the academicians and the professionals alike. In India one case which stands out for competition law analysis is Surinder Singh Barmi v BCCI. Our Guest Contributor Tejaswa Sood elaborately traces the development of the case and…
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A Primer on Esports in India- Analysis of Player Contracts and Intellectual Property Issues
By Rishika Mendiratta (Founder and Managing Editor at KhelAdhikar) The last article brought to you an analysis of the Esports governance model in the country. This week Rishika Mendiratta brings to you an article on player contracts and Intellectual property issues relating to Esports in India.
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A Primer on Esports in India-Analysis of the Governance Model
By Rishika Mendiratta ( Founder and Managing Editor of KhelAdhikar) This time the topic is the unexplored domain of Esports. Being a demonstration sports in Asian games 2018, and a potential entrant for Olympics in 2024, it is time we understand the legal and policy framework of this burgeoning phenomenon in the world of sports.…
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