Volume 1
Issue 2
1. Labour Structure of Professional Players and their Employment Rights
By Adv. Nikita Vaigankar, Practicing Advocate, Goa District Court (LL.M in Intellectual Property Law)
Sports are games of skill where players enjoy autonomy on the field but remain subject to employment rules imposed by sports organizations. This research examines whether an employer–employee relationship exists between professional sportspersons and the teams, federations, franchises, or clubs they represent, and analyses the structure of such relationships. It focuses exclusively on athletes earning their livelihood through sport, excluding coaches, officials, and recreational players, while exploring players’ employment rights, privileges, organizational control, and the impact of restraint of trade in sports.
2. Tax Liability on Fantasy Sports in India
By Ashlesha Suryawanshi
From Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Fantasy sports are virtual games and currently, these games are trending because of pandemic causes due to Covid 19. In this sport, participants create virtual teams of their favorite players and then they performed. Many times, fantasy sports are misunderstood as gambling because there is a debate between whether fantasy sports are a game of skill or a game of chance. but after the legalization of fantasy sports, it is not considered gambling. Here, this article talks about Taxation on fantasy sports. And answer some research questions like how much tax would one pay for fantasy sports, what is the status of fantasy sports companies in case of taxation, etc.
3. 2013 IPL Match Fixing Controversy- An analysis with respect to Betting in Sports
By Pratibha Chandiramani
From KES Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai
Under the Public Gambling Act, 1867, betting on cricket is illegal in India, with sports betting largely prohibited except for horse racing. Although sports fall under the State List and states have framed their own gambling laws, none permit match-fixing or illegal betting. The legality of online betting remains unresolved. Cricket, particularly the Indian Premier League (IPL), is India’s most popular sport and a major economic contributor, with the 2015 season adding ₹11.5 billion to GDP, despite the exposure of match-fixing and betting scandals in 2013.
4. Product Liability Rule under Consumer Protection Law: Assessing the Cross-Jurisdictional Position in U.K, U.S & India
By Joysree Das & Manvee
From School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru & Chanakya National Law University, Patna
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 significantly strengthened consumer rights in India through e-commerce regulation, penalties for misleading advertisements, and the introduction of product liability. This paper undertakes an economic analysis of law in relation to product liability and tort principles, examining how law and economics interact through recent legislative developments. It provides a comparative study of product liability regimes in the United Kingdom, United States, and India, traces the global evolution of the concept through case law, and concludes with key Indian judgments and recommendations for improving consumer law.
5. Transfer of Players in Indian Premier League – A Critique
By Pratibha Chandiramani
From KES Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai
Player transfers in professional sports are governed by guidelines framed by sports governing bodies, often based on international standards to facilitate cross-border movement. While player transfers are common in football, similar practices in cricket have received limited attention. The Indian Premier League (IPL), established in 2008, is a two-month Twenty20 league with a rapidly growing fan base. This research examines the mid-season player transfer system introduced in the IPL in 2019 and critically analyses the objections and criticisms surrounding its implementation.
6. Ambush Marketing in Sports Realm
By Manvee & Ananya Gauri Agarwal
From Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Ambush marketing refers to strategies where a brand directly or indirectly associates itself with an event without being its official sponsor, seeking to gain commercial benefits and exploit event goodwill without paying sponsorship fees. Such practices are unethical, as they undermine official sponsors and discourage legitimate sponsorship. Ambush marketing is prevalent in Indian sporting events and remains largely unregulated due to legislative gaps. Several countries, including Canada, Australia, England, Brazil, and China, have enacted laws to address this issue. Given India’s increasing number of large-scale events, legislative intervention is necessary to protect official sponsors’ interests.
7. Dispute Resolution System in Indian Sports & Need for Its Betterment
By Pratibha Chandiramani
From KES Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai
In India, sports disputes are resolved through courts, specialized tribunals, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms such as arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and conciliation. Although ADR has gained significant popularity in recent decades, it remains a developing system requiring reforms to ensure speedy and effective dispute settlement. This research paper examines the various dispute resolution mechanisms available in sports, analyses the existing framework, identifies prevailing challenges, and proposes measures to strengthen and improve the sports dispute resolution system.
8. Negotiating Athlete Endorsement Agreement in India
By Adv. Nikita Vaigankar, Practicing Advocate, Goa District Court (LL.M in Intellectual Property Law)
Athlete endorsements have emerged as a significant trend in India, providing sportspersons with lucrative off-field income opportunities. This article examines endorsement opportunities for athletes and the key issues arising from such arrangements and their impact on players’ careers. It analyses the interdependent relationship between an athlete’s performance and brand success, the essentials of endorsement agreements from both athlete and company perspectives, associated risk factors due to fluctuating performance, the positive and negative impacts of endorsements, and factors enabling athletes to secure a stronger negotiating position in endorsement contracts.
9. Contempt of Court in India – An Overview
By Yash Sinha
From K.P Mehta School of Law, NMIMS Mumbai
Any deliberate attempt to scandalize the court undermines public confidence, fair judicial procedure, and the rule of law. Allowing judges to be maligned for favorable orders compromises the justice system. This article examines the concept of Contempt of Court through an analysis of the Prashant Bhushan tweet controversy involving former Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde. It traces the origin of contempt law in India, discusses recent legal developments, examines the Constitution’s inherent powers, distinguishes criminal contempt from defamation, and analyses the Law Commission’s report on the necessity of criminal contempt.
10. Artificial Intelligence and The Need for Reform in Copyright Laws
By Gautam Badlani
From Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Artificial intelligence has witnessed unprecedented growth in the past few decades. AI is now capable of independent decision-making and creating scientific, literary, and artistic innovations. However, this fast-paced growth of AI has left lawmakers struggling to adapt to the new challenges arising out of AI’s development. The number of innovations made by AI has been increasing and the existing copyright laws are not suitable to provide copyright protection to the AI-based creative innovations. This article seeks to analyze the copyright-related challenges arising out of the development of AI technology and suggest the solution for the same. Furthermore, this article also compares the various solutions and highlights their implications.
11. Fantasy League and Gambling Laws in India – A Critique
By Aditya Balaji
From Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat
Gambling is an activity that is usually frowned upon. People tend to lose their hard-earned money because of it and has often caused various financial problems and has caused an addiction to people. With the advent of online gaming, fantasy league has taken the forefront and allows players to form their teams based on the players playing the sport in real life and can take part in competitions by paying some amount and compete for a huge sum of the cash pool. This paper goes through the gambling laws in India, analyses the issues and controversies faced by Dream11 through the various judicial interventions that were undertaken on this matter, and finally talks about how the current or existing laws have played into this and if there is a change that is required in the laws that govern the field of gambling.
12. Restitution of Conjugal Rights – A Mutilating Blot on Indian Marital Society
By Rupesh Dutta
From Law Centre 1, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Marriage in Indian society is regarded as a sacrosanct institution essential for social order and human resource generation. In contemporary times, spouses are expected to enjoy equal rights within marriage and upon its dissolution. However, Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act provides for restitution of conjugal rights, allowing a spouse to seek court-ordered cohabitation after separation. This article critiques the provision as regressive, undermining matrimonial autonomy and social progress, especially since the doctrine has been abolished in its country of origin.
13. Understanding the Impact of Covid-19 on Education
By Aradhya Shrivastav & Vivek Raj
From Symbiosis Law School, Pune & Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
The recent outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic has gravely affected education systems around the world. The stakeholders of almost all educational systems have transitioned themselves to online modes of education where it poses both causes; benefits and challenges. This study aims to understand the impact of Covid-19 on education and the subsequent shift to online education and e-learning systems. Through primary and secondary data, this study helps us understand the strengths and obstacles of the emergence of online education. We conclude that online education has a lot of potential in enhancing education but requires collaboration and co-operation among various stakeholders to succeed during the pandemic and further on.