August 6, 2011
In
Sports Regulation
By
SLPC
By Roshan Gopalakrishna
Introduction
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has included a few provisions in the new draft sports bill which effectively gives the government the power to regulate sports federations and also intervene in their operations if the government feels that they are being...
July 29, 2011
In
Sports Regulation
By
SLPC
By Shaun Star
Introduction
When one considers India’s ongoing cricket tour of England, while the Indian team comprises exclusively of India born and bred cricketers, the English team has a significant number of members who are either South African or Irish born, and not necessarily citizens of...
Interview with Retd. Justice Mukul Mudgal
Could you please tell us a little about your professional journey? What brought you to the legal profession and, more recently, what has motivated your interest in sports law?
I graduated in Honours in Chemistry from Hindu College, Delhi University. I...
By Vidya Narayanaswamy
Introduction
The issue of ‘Eligibility criteria for sportspersons’ assumes importance in light of dynamic models of citizenship, nationality and residency such as dual citizenship and overseas citizenship which allow persons who have lived and trained in one country to play for or represent another,...
April 22, 2011
In
Sports Regulation
By
SLPC
By Vidya Narayanaswamy
The Draft National Sports (Development) Bill, 2011 brings into focus an important issue – the legal status of National Sporting Federations (NSFs) and their accountability in courts of law. In this learning module, we describe and summarise the current state of Indian law...
April 5, 2011
In
Sports Regulation
By
SLPC
By Roshan Gopalakrishna
‘Sport’ is matter that comes within the purview of Entry 33, List II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Therefore, in effect, the central government would have no legislative competence to make a central law in relation to...
