Tag: sports governance
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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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The need to ban Animal Sports: Bullfights in Spain and Brazil (Part II)
Sakshi Pawar (Co-founder and Managing Editor at KhelAdhikar) “The time will come when men such as I, will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.” – Leonardo Da Vinci In the previous post it was explained why despite several state enactments, bull racing events were unconstitutional and…
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The need to ban Animal Sports: Illegality of Bullock Races in India (Part I)
By Sakshi Pawar (Co-Founder and Managing Editor at KhelAdhikar) “The question is not, Can they reason?, nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being?” – Bentham In 2014, the Supreme Court of India delivered the judgement of AWBI v A. Nagaraja which banned all…
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