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Best Court docket reserves verdict on batch of pleas in opposition to bull-taming game Jallikattu

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NEW DELHI: The Best Court docket on Thursday reserved its judgement on a batch of pleas difficult Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra rules permitting bull-taming game ‘Jallikattu’ and bullock cart races.

“Jallikattu”, often referred to as “eruthazhuvuthal”, is a bull-taming game performed in Tamil Nadu as a part of the Pongal harvest competition.

A five-judge Charter bench headed through Justice Ok M Joseph heard submissions from senior advocates together with Mukul Rohatgi, showing for Tamil Nadu, and several other different recommend representing the intervenors.

The bench, additionally comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C T Ravikumar, requested events to report a collective compilation of written submissions with every week.

The highest court docket had previous stated the petitions difficult the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Modification) Act, 2017 had to be determined through a bigger bench since they concerned considerable questions in the case of interpretation of the Charter.

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The bench framed 5 inquiries to be adjudicated upon through the bigger bench.

The petitions, together with one filed through animal rights frame PETA, have challenged the state regulation that allowed the bull-taming game in Tamil Nadu.

NEW DELHI: The Best Court docket on Thursday reserved its judgement on a batch of pleas difficult Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra rules permitting bull-taming game ‘Jallikattu’ and bullock cart races.

“Jallikattu”, often referred to as “eruthazhuvuthal”, is a bull-taming game performed in Tamil Nadu as a part of the Pongal harvest competition.

A five-judge Charter bench headed through Justice Ok M Joseph heard submissions from senior advocates together with Mukul Rohatgi, showing for Tamil Nadu, and several other different recommend representing the intervenors.

The bench, additionally comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C T Ravikumar, requested events to report a collective compilation of written submissions with every week.

The highest court docket had previous stated the petitions difficult the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Modification) Act, 2017 had to be determined through a bigger bench since they concerned considerable questions in the case of interpretation of the Charter.

ALSO READ | TN amended regulation that permits Jallikattu; seeks to forestall cruelty on animals: State tells SC

The bench framed 5 inquiries to be adjudicated upon through the bigger bench.

The petitions, together with one filed through animal rights frame PETA, have challenged the state regulation that allowed the bull-taming game in Tamil Nadu.