This blog series examined the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 as a landmark effort to reform Indian sport governance. Through scholarly and practitioner perspectives, it assessed judicial oversight, federation autonomy, athlete welfare, […]
*Saksham Agrawal While AIFF v Rahul Mehra restores legitimacy to Indian sports governance and marks a much-needed judicial retreat from sports governance, its reasoning is far from perfect. The judgment often selectively […]
*Pruthvi Gerben Patel This article examines the role and impact of Codes of Ethics (CoE) in Indian sports governance, particularly in light of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (NSGA). It explores […]
*Shubham Jain The National Sports Governance Act 2025 marks a major reform in India’s sports regulation, introducing new institutions and athlete representation. However, it overlooks vital global best practices on human rights, […]
*Aman Gupta The enactment of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (NSGA) marks a watershed moment for Indian sports regulation, including emerging sectors such as e-sports. While the NSGA prescribes internal governance […]
*Professor (Dr.) Lovely Dasgupta The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 introduces the National Sports Board to oversee recognition, transparency, and compliance of National Sports Federations. While aiming to reform opaque governance exemplified […]
*Ria Mishra & Aakash Batra The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (“NSGA”) represents India’s first statutory framework for regulating sports governance, replacing the executive-driven National Sports Development Code, 2011. The Code, lacking […]
*Tarsh Khanna This paper critiques India’s National Sports Governance Act, 2025, highlighting its welfare-oriented reforms alongside risks of excessive governmental control. Analysing provisions on national bodies, athlete representation, the National Sports Board, […]
*Anshul Ramesh & Namit Halakhandi This paper analyses India’s National Sports Governance Act, 2025, examining how its centralized governmental control over sports federations conflicts with international autonomy requirements. Drawing from FIFA’s 2022 […]
*Mahit Anand & Amrut Joshi The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 introduces transformative reforms for India’s sporting ecosystem, yet key issues around institutional powers, enforceability, and accountability remain unresolved. This article critically […]
