Tag: Indian Penal Code
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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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Gujarat High Court folds on Poker
By Sakshi Pawar (Co-founder and Managing Editor of KhelAdhikar). “A man has got to play the cards that was dealt him” This has been true for the poker players and enthusiasts in India in both their professional and legal battles. Poker coming under the ambit of state legislation is still not legally allowed to be…
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Melville simplified: How a POLICY ANALYSIS swiftly curbs the Blue Whale Challenge in India
By Wilfred Synrem ( Gujarat National Law University) Suggestions pertaining to the Blue Whale challenge have mostly revolved around developing counter narratives on social media or establishing suicide helplines. However, Maneka Gandhi and advocate Gurmeet Singh recently made headlines when they questioned the policy changes required to battle this social malaise. It is in light…
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Dahi Handi: The balancing act of Sports, Religion and Politics
By Rishika Mendiratta (Founder and Managing Editor at KhelAdhikar) In the current times, India has been marked by the constant frictional interaction of religion and politics. The first half of the year 2017 began with the uproar over the Jalikattu issue. It highlighted the importance of certain festivities embedded in the culture. Come second half,…
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