Animal Welfare Board of India and other animal rights have now approached the SC. They objected to lifting of the ban on jallikattu. SC will hear the case on January 30
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Monday the pleas of Animal Welfare Board of India and other animal rights organisations challenging the new law passed by Tamil Nadu Assembly to allow bull taming sports Jallikattu in the state.
The pleas were mentioned for urgent listing before the bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra.
The bench asked senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Anand Grover to file their applications which will be taken up for hearing on January 30 when the Centre's plea for withdrawing January 6, 2016, notification will be taken up.
In their applications, the animal rights group has said that the new law passed by Tamil Nadu Assembly to allow Jallikattu has over reached the earlier verdict of the apex court.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had yesterday informed the apex court that Centre has decided to withdraw theJanuary 6, 2016, notification allowing Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.
