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Supreme Court verdict on Jallikattu
May 21 , 2023
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- The Supreme Court upheld the validity of laws passed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka to allow the bull-taming sport Jallikattu, bullock-cart races and buffalo racing sport Kambala in their respective regions
- The top court in 2014 had banned these sports holding them to be violative of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, (PCA), 1960.
- Tamil Nadu passed a Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act of 2017 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Conduct of Jallikattu) Rules of 2017.
- The laws for prevention of cruelty to animals was a subject relatable to Entry 17 of Concurrent List (List 3) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.
- "Jallikattu", also known as "Eru thazhuvuthal", is a bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest festival.
- The Kambala race, held in Karnataka between November and March, involves a pair of buffaloes tied to a plough and anchored by one person.
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