Animal activists move SC against Centre's decision to lift Jallikattu ban
January 11, 2016  12:01
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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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