A five-judge Constitution bench heard submissions from advocates appearing for the parties, and asked them to file written submissions.
Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. (Creative Commons)
The Supreme Court on Thursday, 8 December, reserved its judgment on a batch of pleas challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing the bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’ and bullock cart races.
“Jallikattu”, also known as “eruthazhuvuthal”, is a bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest festival.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph heard submissions from senior advocates including Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Tamil Nadu, and several other counsels representing the intervenors.
The bench, also comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar, asked parties to file a collective compilation of written submissions within a week.
The top court had earlier said the petitions challenging the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017 needed to be decided by a larger bench since they involved substantial questions relating to the interpretation of the Constitution.
The bench framed five questions to be adjudicated upon by the larger bench.
The petitions, including one filed by animal rights body PETA, have challenged the state law that allowed the bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu.
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