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Match-fixing

Sir, — Your Editorial on match-fixing (Jan. 29) is an eye-opener on the inequities prevalent in our ethics, morals and statutes. In the British Jurisprudence, there is something called common law. With the advent of statutes, the application of common law has become obsolete. There is no law to punish anyone for match-fixing unless it can be brought under the law on cheating by misrepresentation, causing a person to part with valuable security, which is the ticket money.

Madhavan's report and the consequent punishment were based on common law practice. Procedural loopholes and Ajay Jadeja's high connections might have saved him. Nothing precludes the selectors from blacklisting him for good.

S. Charuhasan,
Chennai

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