Stumping the Status Quo: A Legal Case for Recognising Cricketers as Employees
by Arnav Laroia* and Arkadeep Poddar**
by Arnav Laroia* and Arkadeep Poddar**
“BCCI must endeavour to take an expeditious decision on similar representations, as they are dealing with the hopes and aspirations of young children, who we presume have been working hard to excel in cricket and must also consider if any relief could be granted to such players”
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“In matters of alleged indemnification of the petitioner in the context of penalties imposed upon Lalit Modi by the ED, there is no question of discharge of any public function, and therefore, for this purpose, no writ could be issued to the BCCI.”
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 83
“It may be useful for the Legislature to formulate a policy by which disputes related to rogue websites can be avoided, which are taking up time of the courts.”
Madras High Court granted interim relief to Viacom 18, as it has made out a prima facie case on merits and the balance of convenience was also in its favour.
Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction in favour of Dream 11 against the person who was operating under the domain name ‘www.dream11.bet’ and held that the domain name adopted by the defendant was deceptively similar to that of the plaintiffs and was clearly intended to ride on the goodwill and reputation of the plaintiff’s marks.
Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. dismissed an appeal which was filed by Board of Control for Cricket of India (‘BCCI’), being
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai: A two-Member Bench of Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Ravish Sood (Judicial Member) allowed the Board
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the Board of Control
Supreme Court: In a huge relief to cricketer S. Sreesanth, the bench of Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph, JJ has set aside
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde and Abhay Manohar Sapre has appointed Senior Advocate PS Narsimha as a mediator in all
Central Information Commission (CIC): The Commission recently dealt with an appeal seeking information on the provisions/guidelines under which BCCI represents INDIA also
The Law Commission of India’s (hereinafter ‘Commission’) 275th report, titled ‘Legal Framework: BCCI vis-à-vis Right to Information Act, 2005’, was recently submitted
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud, JJ directed the BCCI office bearers,
Supreme Court: In the matter relating rights of the cable operators and Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators to live telecast of cricket matches, the
Supreme Court: Accepting the fresh unconditional apology tendered on 13.07.2017, the Court dropped the contempt charges against the former BCCI President Anurag
On 13.07.2017, the former BCCI President Anurag Thakur tendered a fresh unconditional apology before the Supreme Court after the Court rejected his
Supreme Court: Refusing to consider the earlier affidavit of apology filed by the former BCCI President Anurag Thakur, the 3-judge bench of