Competition Law in Sport India

Sports bodies are, by design, monopolies. They sanction competitions, control access to the pathway and sell rights collectively, and each of those functions has been tested under the Competition Act 2002. The question is rarely whether a federation is dominant. It is whether the restriction it imposes is proportionate to a legitimate sporting objective.

• Abuse of dominance risk assessment for federations, leagues and event organisers
• Sanctioning and approval regimes, and the treatment of rival or breakaway competitions
• Collective selling, exclusivity and tender design in media rights and sponsorship
• Merger control filings and clearance
• Investigations, information requests and representation before the Commission and the appellate tribunal
• Settlement and commitment applications under the amended framework
• Competition compliance programmes, audits and training