Animal rights activists have alleged that the Bill is nothing but the state's attempt to circumvent the law "without addressing the legal basis of the judgment."
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and several animal rights' activists on Monday requested a stay on the newly passed Jallikattu Bill before the Supreme Court (SC).
Senior lawyers Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Anand Grover, among others — representing the board and activists — raised the matter in the top court before a Bench led by Justice Dipak Mishra.
Animal rights activists have alleged that the Bill is nothing but the state's attempt to circumvent the law "without addressing the legal basis of the judgment." Accepting their plea, Justice Mishra posted the matter for next Monday.
Acting on an appeal by the Centre, on January 20, an apex court Bench comprising Justices Mishra and R Bhanumati agreed to delay their judgment on the contentious Jallikattu issue by a week.
Days before the amended Bill — replacing the ordinance — was passed, Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi submitted that the Centre was in talks with Tamil Nadu to resolve the issue.
However, events unfolded quickly. A state ordinance allowing the Jallikattu, which the the SC had banned in 2014, was passed. Unhappy with what they believed was a half-measure, protests in Tamil Nadu intensified and soon the ordinance was converted into a Bill and the new Prevention of Cruelty (Tamil Nadu Amendment), 2017 Bill, was passed by the Assembly on Monday.
A day later, on January 24, in the apex court, the Centre submitted that it was going to withdraw its 2016 notification that allowed Jallikattu in the light of the new Bill that was passed.
Since Monday, at least 70 appeals have been filed in the court seeking a prior if a plea opposing the Bill came up in the court.
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