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Animal activists move SC against Centre's decision to lift Jallikattu ban
January 11, 2016
The Animal Welfare Board has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's move to lift ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.
Last week, the Centre lifted the four-year-old ban on poll-bound Tamil Nadu's
controversial bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' by altering its 2011
notification.
The fresh notification also cleared other traditional
bull-related events like bullock cart races in Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Punjab, Haryana, Kerala and Gujarat.
Soon after the
notification was issued, activists vowed to move the
Supreme Court against the environment ministry's fresh move. They said
the step was taken by completely ignoring the view of the Animal Welfare
Board of India (AWBI) that had on December 31 written to the
environment ministry against any such move.
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