Sports have a special position among humans, with the majority of us having participated in some form of sport as youngsters in school or college, and some even choosing it as a career Sporting activity have their own set of health benefits, since they maintain the body both physically and mentally healthy.

Aside from that, some people are enthralled by a particular sport, which drives them to excel at it. Then there are those who regard sports as only a kind of amusement. In a country like India, children begin to show an interest in numerous sports activities at a young age, such as cricket or badminton, for which they do not require suitable facilities or equipment to participate.

Today, we can observe that India's sports persons is extremely competitive and has a global reach. The revenue generated by this industry accounts for 3% of global trade and has achieved prominence in both the social and political sectors around the world. Since India has effectively evolved sports into something more than just a personal pastime, it is now confronted with a number of sports-related issues.

Hosting major events, handling sponsorship and media, giving infrastructure and licensing to athletes, and enforcing ethical athletic activities across the country are all examples of this. Such complex issues could be dealt with the introduction of proper law that would safeguard the interests of the sports industries and also restore a balance. With the coming years, as the industry witnessed certain scandals and maladministration in this system, new policies were designed to execute and various associations were set up to govern the sports law in India.

National Sports Policy

The mere presence of Indian athletes at various events and contests was insufficient to develop a positive image of sports in India. The politicians felt compelled to enact a policy in order to improve the country's sporting standards. In August 1984, both Houses of Parliament passed a resolution on the National Sports Policy with this notion in mind.

It was decided that after the policy was implemented, the progress made would be recorded and reviewed every five years in order to prepare the next course of action if it was deemed essential. The National Sports Policy of 1984 had some promising aspects, but it could not be implemented. National Sports Policy, 2001 was drafted with a three-fold goal in mind to reformulate this policy and address any flaws in the previous bill.

The policy's guidelines are as follows:

• The initial goal was to clearly define the areas of responsibility for all agencies responsible for sports promotion and development. Promotion is critical for all athletes and sponsors in the sports industry.
   
• The second goal was to identify which sports federations were qualified for coverage under these rules, and then to spell out the procedures that these federations must follow in order to get government help and even sponsorship.
   
• The third phase was to determine the government's qualifying criteria for awarding money to sports federations. These parameters had to be carefully selected in order for the federations to take it seriously.

Indeed, the Central Government, with the help of the State Government and the Olympic Assn., came up with its own objectives in accordance with the provisions of the National Sports Policy, 2001, such as broadening sports participation, making Physical Education a compulsory subject in schools, assisting in the promotion of sports and achieving excellence in sports at both national and international levels. Sports was placed in the State List under the Seventh Schedule (Entry 33) of the Indian Constitution to achieve all of these goals.

Sports law is governed by a number of organizations:

Some organizations have taken on the task of managing and growing sports in India while adhering to specific legal guidelines and rules. The following are the affiliations:

India's sports law and welfare association:

The Sports Law and Welfare Association of India is a nationwide professional non-profit organization dedicated to promoting ethical sports law practice in India. Its mission is to better understand and strengthen existing sports regulations, as well as to ensure that these laws are followed in order to maintain the sports business. It accomplishes this by bringing legal professionals and athletes together and providing advice on any legal concerns that the individual may be facing.

Aside from that, the organization serves as a consultant on issues such as sport’s governing body regulation, general sports disputes, intellectual property issues, internet advocacy and promotion, and so on. It also intends to address any legal issues that influence sports or sportspeople, as well as to express different viewpoints on legal issues.

It will also provide a venue for all attorneys representing athletes, teams, leagues, conferences, recreational and educational institutions, as well as those working in organizations engaged with Olympic, physical education, and amateur sports. This forum will assist with the establishment of standards to guarantee that ethical behavior is maintained.

India's Sports Authority

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is a national apex organization established in 1984 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to organize and organize various sports events across the country. Following a series of successful sporting events in the country, the government was inspired to focus on the growth of sports in India and to encourage young physical health.

The Sports Authority of India has expanded its horizons to promote a wide range of sports and to provide guidelines for young people to focus their efforts on sports excellence. It also launched a number of complementary initiatives, including physical education in the classroom, coaching, and public awareness of physical fitness and sports. It also established sports scholarships to encourage young people to participate in sports, as well as schemes to provide incentives to those in need of training to improve the abilities of Indian athletes.

In India, there is indeed a law enacted sports broadcasting:

The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasad Bharati) Act was established in 2007 to enable free access to a wide number of listeners and spectators to certain sports events of national importance. This can be accomplished by exchanging sports broadcasting signals with Prasad Bharati for purposes connected to sports broadcasting.

The Act prohibits any content right owner or holder television or radio broadcasting service provider from carrying a live television broadcast on any cable, direct to a home network, or radio unless the broadcasting signals are continually shared. This is done to draw a huge crowd, to pique people's interest in sports, and to promote sports to a wider audience.

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports establishes the requirements for various National Sports Federations to be recognized and receive funding to promote sports events. It is in charge of overseeing, supporting, and assisting the bodies that administer sports in India. In order to achieve excellence, the Ministry also implements long-term development plans.

A law of sports and competition

Two teams fighting against each other are said to be in competition. It is the rivalry between the teams that distinguishes it as a game. This competitive element not only encourages users to participate, but it also provides a means of making cash from games. For the teams to be successful, they must be efficient in order to compete more effectively.

Competitive imbalance can result from unequally distributed playing talent. Competition is what guarantees that participants get rewarded for their services and that the sector has a steady stream of revenue. Sport is usually structured in a pyramid format, with a single governing body controlling the majority of the economic elements of each sport on one end. This regulatory body is in charge of overseeing the games and its competition.

The competition law monitors these entities to ensure that no anti-competitive organizations emerge as competitors. The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) has the de facto ‘dominant' role in the organization, as it does in India. They create regulations to keep rival groups from forming by tying players together and preventing them from competing in other events. Under competition law, these regulations are being challenged.

Sports law and arbitration as a dispute resolving mechanism

Arbitration, a type of ADR, is a legal method of settling disputes outside of the courts in which the parties to a disagreement refer it to one or more people known as arbitrators, who subsequently issue a judgement that both parties agree to obey. It is a basic settlement strategy in which a third person or party reviews the case submitted by the other parties and then makes a legally enforceable conclusion for both parties.

In India, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 governs arbitration. This Act is divided into two sections, one of which deals with the resolution of disputes on a national level and, on occasion, on an international level.

The second section focuses solely on arbitration outside of India. Any problem in the sphere of sports is first addressed to the federations that control the specific sport in question, and then, if required, the international federation is also engaged in settling the problem. The necessity for arbitration is growing as the games become more professional and competitive.

This method not only gives a speedy decision on what to do, but it also delivers the best answers based on the diversity and incontestability of sports. Aside from that, the arbitration system relieves the courts of the burden of sports-related conflicts, which are already overburdened with cases and often take a long time to resolve.

Last views:
The sports sector is a powerful unit of India because it has talent, player devotion, government backing, money and grants to meet the requirements of individuals, a clear agenda, objectives that must be met, and methods that will be necessary to put up a good game.

One of the most crucial aspects of having all of this is discipline, which can only be achieved by adhering to sports-specific law and guidelines. It is the rules that have provided such a solid basis for the Sports Industry to continue to stand on its own.