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Kapil Sibal
Sat, June 22 2013
Fight against Fixing in cricket – 2 of 2: Spot-Fixing and the Indian Penal Code
CricketCountry has always stood for the game in all its purity. In pursuance of that approach, CricketCountry joins hands with gamechangerindia.com to produce a blueprint on what needs to be done by the powers that be to not just clean-up the much-maligned sport of cricket but also introduce fresh measures that will help Indian cricket emerge stronger and wiser from this crisis. In the second part of the series titled 'Fight against Fixing’, Professor Mrinal Satish examines the 'crime’ of spot-fixing and sheds light on why our current criminal laws are ill-equipped to prosecute persons for indulging in match/spot-fixing.
Tue, May 28 2013
Sports Minister firm on bringing law against betting
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh presented a tough stance on drafting a law to curb betting. Singh said he has a "long-term plan" to curb corruption in cricket after the game was thrown into disarray by the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. Speaking at the conference of Ministers and Secretaries of States/Union...
Mon, May 27 2013
Government rules out interference with BCCI unless absolutely necessary
Notwithstanding questions over BCCI in the wake of IPL spot-fixing, government has ruled out interference with it unless it "becomes absolutely necessary" but insists that the cricketing body should have "transparent" and "objective" systems in place to prevent malpractices.
Sun, May 26 2013
IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Kapil Sibal says new law on fixing to be placed by August
Amidst the uproar over the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing, the government on Sunday asserted that it would make efforts to put in place by July or August the new standalone law to deal with such "unfair practices" but ruled out promulgation of an ordinance on it.
Sat, May 25 2013
Kapil Sibal announces new law to check malpractices in sports
In the wake of shocking allegations of spot-fixing in Indian Premier League, a new standalone law to deal with such "dishonest practices" in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon. Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the new law was favoured by Attorney General G E Vahanvati as activities like match-fixing or spot-fixing...
Sat, May 25 2013
IPL 2013: Dhoni skips press meet; Chennai coach Fleming says team is distressed
Amid the spot-fixing scandal surrounding his team, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday skipped a pre-final press conference, which was addressed by coach Stephen Fleming.
Sat, May 25 2013
IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy forces government to draft new law to curb dishonest practices
In the wake of shocking allegations of spot-fixing in Indian Premier League, a new standalone law to deal with such "dishonest practices" in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon.
Sat, May 25 2013
Rajeev Shukla and Arun Jaitley advocate for strong betting laws
IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and BCCI vice-President Arun Jaitley on Friday met Law Minister Kapil Sibal, demanding that a strong anti-fixing legislation be made to curb the malpractice from sports. Indian cricket has been thrown into disarray because of the IPL spot-fixing scandal which led to the arrest of three players, including Test pacer S...
Fri, May 24 2013
Rajeev Shukla, Arun Jaitley meet Kapil Sibal, demand for quick anti-fixing law
As the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 fails to die down, IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) vice-President Arun Jaitley on Friday met Law Minister Kapil Sibal, demanding that a strong anti-fixing legislation be "enacted as soon as possible."
Tue, May 21 2013
IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Attorney General’s opinion on issue to be considered by Government
Following the shocking arrests of three IPL players on charges of spot fixing, the government on Tuesday said that it will seek the Attorney General's opinion on whether there can be a national legislation to deal with such unfair practices.