SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE LAW REGARDING JALLIKATTU

The constitutional validity of the state amendments made to the Central law prevention of cruelty to animal’s act by Tamilnadu,Karnatka, and Maharashtra to allow the conduct of animal sports like Jallikattu,Kambala and bull racing sports were upheld by the supreme court. All these amendments were made after the 2014 when the apex court banned jallikattu and other similar activities in the case Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja And Ors.

The 5-judge bench comprising Justice KM Joseph, Justice Ajay Rastogi, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice CT Ravikumar observed that these laws cannot be constructed as colorable legislations. These amendments do not go in contrary to ratio of the Nagaraja case judgment, the effect of these laws is to reduce the pain and suffering of the animals. It is also further noted that these amendments did not receive the president’s assent.

This decision will also apply to kambala and bull cart racing in Karnataka.   Another matter which was referred to the constitution bench was whether the state of Tamil Nādu could preserve this as a part of their cultural right guaranteed under article 29[1] of the constitution, The judgement delivered on 8^th December 2022 states that there was no sufficient material to come into that conclusion.

Written y-  KRISHNAPRIYA, SEM:3^RD SEM OF BBA.LLB, COLLEGE: GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE THRISSUR intern under legal vidhiya

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