Showing posts with label Tamil Nadu jallikattu plea. Show all posts
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Monday 28 November 2016

Supreme Court rejects Tamil Nadu's plea for review of jallikattu verdict

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's plea seeking review of its 2014 verdict banning use of bulls for jallikattu events in the state and bullock-cart races across the country, saying that there was no connection of jallikattu with the right to freedom of religion under the Constitution.

A bench of justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman observed that when a bull is "tamed" for the purpose of an event, "the fundamental concept runs counter to the welfare of the animal which is the basic foundation of PCA (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Act".

"We are unable to hold that there is any connection or association of jallikattu with the right of freedom of religion in Article 25," it said.

The apex court said there was a "frontal collision and apparent inconsistency" between the PCA Act and the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Jallikattu Act, 2009.

Source:-timesofindia