Justice Mukul Mudgal started his practice as an advocate in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court in 1973. In 1998, he was appointed as a Judge in the Delhi High Court. He then went on to become the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2009, after which he retired in 2011. Currently, he is a member of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Geneva.
Justice Mudgal has been pivotal in the drafting of two bills that could potentially have immense impact in the field of sports – the National Sports Development Bill, 2013 and the Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill, 2013. In addition, in 2014 the Supreme Court appointed him to investigate allegations of spot-fixing, corruption and betting in the hugely popular 2013 Indian Premier League cricket matches, by heading the Mudgal Committee. Justice Mudgal has been vocal about bringing the BCCI under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Another sport Justice Mudgal is involved with is football – FIFA has appointed him as the Deputy Chairman of its Governance Committee.
Some noteworthy cases Justice Mudgal has adjudicated or has otherwise been involved in are Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan; Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration (notable for laying down prison reforms); and Jagdish & Others v. Delhi Development Authority (where the resettlement of 200 inhabitants of slums forcibly evicted by the DDA was ordered).
Judge Mudgal is well-known not only for his work inside the court, but even beyond it. With reference to his role in investigating the 2013 IPL, and his profound love for cricket (as we have come to infer it), it is intriguing how one can fulfil his/her interests while being in the bar and the bench, and later on after superannuation. His lecture would be of immense interest to those who are caught mingling interests in academics and extra-curricular activities; and could provide them to come up with a proper balance in their lives.
He will als be talking about sports regulation, issues such as betting and gambling inter alia.