22 Jan 2014-24 Jan 2014|Noida | Amity University Campus, Sector-125 Noida
“Sports Bill is a necessity to check increasing Commercialization of Sports in India”, stresses Mr. E.M.S. Natchiappan, Hon’ble Minister of State of Commerce and Industry during Amity Competition on Law Reforms
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Amity Law School, Noida organized 3rd Amity Competition on Law Reforms (ACLR) from January 22-24, 2014 at Amity Campus, Sector- 125, Noida
The theme of the competition was based on “Reforms in the field of Sports Laws” and tested the awareness of the students regarding Sports Laws and their ability to frame an exhaustive code to govern the same.
Mr. E.M.S. Natchiappan, Hon’ble Minister of State of Commerce and Industry; Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, Chairperson of the National Commission on minorities and Ex Chief Information Commissioner of the Government of India ;Mr. Lalit Bhasin, Senior Advocate and Director, SILF and Mr. Vidushpat Singhania, Eminent Sports Lawyer graced the Valediction and felicitated the winners of the Competition.
The team from ILS, Pune lifted the Winners’ Trophy and ALS, Noida was declared the Runners Up.
Welcoming the august gathering, Maj. Gen. Nilendra Kumar-Director, Amity Law School, Noida outlined the various achievements of the students of Amity Law School and emphasized various initiatives taken at Amity Law School, Noida to promote clinical legal education amongst the budding lawyers in the form of Moot Courts, Internships with prominent Law firms etc.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. E.M.S. Natchiappan, Hon’ble Minister of State of Commerce and Industry said that India, since time immemorial, has been promoting the importance of good health, healthy spirit and mind. Sports help to nurture all these. He stressed that Sports, as such, do not need any regulations but when the Finance or Commerce aspect comes into Sports then, comes the need for Regulations. He remarked that Sports Bill has become a necessity because Sports like Cricket have become commercialized; therefore, there is a pressing need to bring various Sports under the ambit of Law.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, Chairperson of the National Commission on minorities and Ex Chief Information Commissioner of the Government of India opined that it is very important that inputs of public to go into drafting of various Bills and Laws. Public should get a sense of participation in Legislature. He stressed that the framework of Sports in India is poised for a great leap forward. The fixation of Sports amongst Indians, from all age groups, is unprecedented. He opined that it is important to regulate the Sports to ensure that they are clean and transparent. He shared, that despite the stern resistance by BCCI, it has been discussed to bring it under the ambit of RTI very soon so that absolute monopoly enjoyed by BCCI could be challenged, as and when necessary.
Mr. Lalit Bhasin, Senior Advocate and Director, SILF, while sharing his views, said that Sports Law in India is conspicuous by its very absence. India has not seen meaningful promotion of Sports. Ironically, during British era, the Sports were widely promoted but now, they are being promoted for furthering the vested interest of few people, who are interesting in generating more black money. He averred that BCCI is not only trying to control Cricket in India but across the world with the support of England and Australia, since BCCI controls 80% of the revenue generated by Cricket activity. The Senior Advocate called for the urgent need to draft a Sports Law to regulate Sports in a fair manner and put in place an efficient Sports Authority, since Sports can no longer be left to private players who are businessmen and promote commercialism in Sports.
Seven leading Law Schools from India participated in the Competition including ILS Pune, Faculty of Law - Punjab University, SVKM Pravin Gandhi Law School – Mumbai, UILMS - Gurgaon and Amity Law School – Delhi and Noida and are being judged by leading law professionals and academicians including Mr. Rahul Mehra - Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Mr. Hemanshu Chaturvedi - CMD, HTC Sports Pvt. Ltd, Dr. K. N. Chaturvedi - Legislative Drafting Expert, Dr. Amaresh Kumar - Academic Lawyer, Supreme Court of India; Member, International Sports Lawyers Association, Zurich, Mr. Sandeep Jindal - Advocate, Supreme Court, Mr. Anish Dayal - Supreme Court, Mr. Amit Saxena - Advocate, Delhi High Court, Mr. G. K. Sharma - District and Sessions Judge (Retd) and others.