The Supreme Court today issued notice to state of Tamil Nadu in a challenge to the law passed by the State government to facilitate conduct of Jallikattu. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Rohinton Nariman, however, refused to stay the law. The Court was hearing a batch of applications filed by animal rights bodies and activists challenging the law passed by Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu had amended the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 by carving out an exemption for Jallikattu. Meanwhile, the Court today allowed the Centre to withdraw the notification dated January 6, 2016 which had allowed Jallikattu to take place. […]
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