Context
Article highlights the latest development vi-a-vis Jallikattu issue
What has happened?
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by the Animal Welfare Board of India, Compassion Unlimited Plus Action and animal rights activists to stay the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed by the State Assembly
Petition’s contention
- Amendment is a fraud: Plea has termed the amendment a “fraud” on the Constitution and a violation of a 2014 Supreme Court judgment, which had declared Jallikattu as an “inherently cruel” event practiced on bulls
- Extremely violent event: It described jallikattu as an “extremely violent” event where untrained persons either volunteer or are “coerced” into taming or fighting terrified bulls agitated by the organisers and the crowd
- Injuries during the event: Every year many individuals get seriously injured or are killed by the bulls while participating or watching the event
Backdrop
The development comes a day after Attorney-General MukulRohatgi informed the Supreme Court that the government would file an interlocutory application seeking the withdrawal of the January 7, 2016 central notification allowing jallikattu in the wake of the amendment passed by the State
